2 Corinthians 10:17-18
“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
It is easier for us to glory in our abilities and accomplishments. However God frowns on one that takes the glory that belongs to Him. For He is the God that gives us life. Every good and perfect gift comes from Him. More so, He is so Holy that what we deem as goodworks often stink in His sight - our righteousness are as filthy rags before Him.
Cain and Abel both offered sacrifices, but God was pleased with Abel's not Cain's. We ought to know that there are things we do that we may think may please God, but because it is not exactly what He requires, it rather incurs His wrath. Uzzah thought he was doing a good thing to save the ark of God from falling, but this rather angered God , and He struck him dead - 2 Samuel 6:1-7.
Numbers 4:15 teaches us the instructions God had earlier given about how the tent of meeting and the ark of the covenant ought to move. Uzzah violated this by touching the ark. What Uzzah did looked right in the human sense, but before God it was an abomination. Moses incurred the wrath of God when he did not follow exactly what God had requested him to do, and hence he was refused entry into the promised land. Numbers 20:7-12
Are we walking with the Lord, and trying to please Him 'our way?' Or are we following after the Guidance of His Spirit to please Him? You may be working in the name of the Lord, but is it what God has asked you to do? You may be speaking in God's name , but is it what God wants you to say at that time? Until we do exactly what God requires from us, our works are as filthy rags before Him.
We ought to reverence God, and walk perfectly with Him. We must not become familiar with Him, or regard Him lightly. We must also seek His Will, and follow it to the letter. Do note though, it is not by your might or by your power that you can ever please God. It is by His Spirit when we surrender everything to Jesus.
Do what God requires of you, and give Him all the Glory. Approval is the Lord's duty. Remember, He was the one that approved Abel over Cain. He approved Jacob over Esau, and approved the tax collector's prayer over the Pharisee's (Luke 18:9-14). Also, do not forget the widow that gave her last mite. Her offering was approved over those of others that happened to give much more. God looks at our hearts, whether we are seeking to please Him genuinely, or we are simply seeking His endorsement over our choices. Are we giving God our all, or just a tiny bit of our time and all?
God wants our utmost obedience and heart. He wants to be Lord over us. There can be no compromise between. Think on this!
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