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Monday, October 24, 2005
Wow, talk about a convicting devo this morning. I’ll just paste it below for you to read. I think I have some work ahead of me…
By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death . . . for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. (Heb_11:5-6)
Before Enoch was taken to heaven, he walked with God in a manner that pleased the Lord. Enoch’s faith in God is what was pleasing unto Him. “Before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him.” Pleasing God, as Enoch did, should be our desire.
Many people waste their lives by aiming at pleasing themselves. Their lives are choked with self-indulgence. “And the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity” (Luke 8:14). They have ignored the fact that pleasing self cannot lead to spiritual growth and Christlikeness. “We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves . . . For even Christ did not please Himself” (Rom_15:1, Rom_15:3).