Being is better than doing. The Lord wants us to be genuine in our souls
when we act like children of God. It’s
not too hard to put on a front. There
are a lot of people who do not act like the world acts. They don’t participate in the world’s
activities; they shy away from things that are self-destructive. A lot of people hang out with godly people
who are not godly themselves. A lot of
people are faithful church-goers and are involved in a lot of church activities
who are not right with God. A lot of
people consider themselves to be right with God because they play the part
well.
The Lord looks on the heart before He
does what the heart produces. What
pleases the Lord is our relationship with Him and the fruit it naturally
produces. The Lord wants us to be
real. He wants us to know Him as Savior
and Lord before we do what we do. He is
pleased when our motives are right, when we do what is just and right because it
is the desire of our hearts.
We must be careful about our souls. We can easily deceive ourselves about our
standing before God. We can convince
ourselves that because we live like children of God we are children of
God. We can grow up in the church, hang
out with Christians, believe what Christians believe, and still be lost. Our only assurance of our salvation is our
being washed clean by the shed blood of Jesus at Calvary. We must know that we are sinners, confess our
sins, ask the Lord to forgive us, and then claim His forgiveness. We must understand that there is no other way
for us to be found acceptable and pleasing to God.
Do you know for a fact that God is
pleased with you because of your relationship with Christ? Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior? Have you accepted Him as your Lord? Only a heart rooted in Christ’s righteousness
pleases God.
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