My Father's Pleasure
Let’s talk some more today about what pleases the Father. When we look into the Word of God, there are some very definite scriptures on what pleases the Lord. We will explore two of them today.
In Luke 12:22-32 Jesus was teaching on being free from anxiety, worries and concerns. He gave the reason that we do not have to be anxious about anything----God takes total care of us. Prior to verse 32 He said that we do not have to take any thought for our life, what we shall eat, or for our body, what we shall put on. Jesus assured us that God feeds the birds; He causes the lilies to grow; He clothes the grass, so why are we to worry about His taking care of us. We cannot even add one inch to our stature by worrying about it.
Then Jesus makes a very definite statement: Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you. Do not have any fear or doubt or seek after what you shall eat or what you shall drink. Why? It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
What did Jesus mean by this statement? God takes pleasure in giving to you His kingdom, all that He has. A kingdom belongs to a king. Everything in that kingdom is his. Therefore, Jesus said: It gives God pleasure to give you all that is in His kingdom. To find out what is in His kingdom all we have to do is read this book called the Bible which He has given to us.
The other scripture I want to note here is Psalm 35:27.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
In Strong’s Concordance, the word prosperity in this verse is shalom, which means safe, well, happy, health, welfare, prosperity, peace, whole, rest, favor. It comes from the word shalam which means safe in mind, body or estate, completed, full, peace perfect, restore, make restitution, recompense, make prosperous, make good. We can see from these words that they are a description of God, of His kingdom. It is everything He is and has. Altogether, these words mean to make complete, to restore. Sounds to me like a restoration of everything we as mankind lost in the Garden of Eden. Jesus brought it back with His blood. Hallelujah!
As we said yesterday, God has great pleasure in your faith because of what it brings to you of the joys of His kingdom. He also has pleasure in your prosperity. Prosperity is what faith brings. Prosperity is not all about money. It includes money, but it is so much more. Prosperity is being successful in every area of your life, going to the highest level of excellence in each area----in your spirit, in your soul (which includes your mind, will and emotions), in your body, in your finances and in your relationships.
God takes pleasure in seeing you excel and succeed. It gives Him great pleasure to give you the kingdom.
In Luke 12:22-32 Jesus was teaching on being free from anxiety, worries and concerns. He gave the reason that we do not have to be anxious about anything----God takes total care of us. Prior to verse 32 He said that we do not have to take any thought for our life, what we shall eat, or for our body, what we shall put on. Jesus assured us that God feeds the birds; He causes the lilies to grow; He clothes the grass, so why are we to worry about His taking care of us. We cannot even add one inch to our stature by worrying about it.
Then Jesus makes a very definite statement: Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you. Do not have any fear or doubt or seek after what you shall eat or what you shall drink. Why? It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
What did Jesus mean by this statement? God takes pleasure in giving to you His kingdom, all that He has. A kingdom belongs to a king. Everything in that kingdom is his. Therefore, Jesus said: It gives God pleasure to give you all that is in His kingdom. To find out what is in His kingdom all we have to do is read this book called the Bible which He has given to us.
The other scripture I want to note here is Psalm 35:27.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
In Strong’s Concordance, the word prosperity in this verse is shalom, which means safe, well, happy, health, welfare, prosperity, peace, whole, rest, favor. It comes from the word shalam which means safe in mind, body or estate, completed, full, peace perfect, restore, make restitution, recompense, make prosperous, make good. We can see from these words that they are a description of God, of His kingdom. It is everything He is and has. Altogether, these words mean to make complete, to restore. Sounds to me like a restoration of everything we as mankind lost in the Garden of Eden. Jesus brought it back with His blood. Hallelujah!
As we said yesterday, God has great pleasure in your faith because of what it brings to you of the joys of His kingdom. He also has pleasure in your prosperity. Prosperity is what faith brings. Prosperity is not all about money. It includes money, but it is so much more. Prosperity is being successful in every area of your life, going to the highest level of excellence in each area----in your spirit, in your soul (which includes your mind, will and emotions), in your body, in your finances and in your relationships.
God takes pleasure in seeing you excel and succeed. It gives Him great pleasure to give you the kingdom.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 11:17 AM
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