This is the 5th of 5 devotions with the theme
From 1 Corinthians 13:5
"Love Is Not Self Seeking”
(Adapted from Romans 15:2-3; 1 Corinthians 13:5)
“I am not a man pleaser but a God pleaser”
If we are not careful we can use this term to violate love. Jesus came primarily to please His Father and do His Father’s will. He laid His very life down to do the will of the Father. At Gethsemane He said “nevertheless not my will but Thine be done”. And so should we. Yet Paul addressed the church at Rome and stated;
Each one of us should make it a practice
to please his neighbor
to please his neighbor
for his good and for his true welfare.
For Christ did not please Himself.
For Christ did not please Himself.
Jesus was selfless in two areas
1. He did not live to please himself but rather to please His father.
2. He did not live to please himself but rather to please His neighbor. Let’s take a look at the definition of the word “please”, If you break down the word “please” into it’s synonyms and look for those words in scripture you will confirm over and over what Paul exhorted, “make it a practice to please your neighbor.”
1. He did not live to please himself but rather to please His father.
2. He did not live to please himself but rather to please His neighbor. Let’s take a look at the definition of the word “please”, If you break down the word “please” into it’s synonyms and look for those words in scripture you will confirm over and over what Paul exhorted, “make it a practice to please your neighbor.”
Pleasure:
In thy presence is fullness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Ps 15:11
Ps 15:11
Satisfy:
If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry,
and satisfy the afflicted soul;
then shall thy light rise in obscurity,
and thy darkness be as the noon day:
Isaiah 58:10
Isaiah 58:10
Delight:
And the Lord God planted a garden toward the east,
in Eden [delight];(Eden means delight)
The garden was meant to be a delight to man
Gen 2:8
Gen 2:8
Father, I delight in You and I know that it is Your intention to please, bring pleasure to, satisfy and delight mankind and it should be our intention to please, bring pleasure to, satisfy and delight everyone we meet in a way that brings honor to You.
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Devotion Authored by KentCliffordCooley
Edited by Rebecca Cooley
Edited by Rebecca Cooley
WHAT JESUS DID
Devotion: To Please God / To Please Man
(Adapted from Romans 15:2-3; 1 Corinthians 13:5)
Verse 1
Do not live to please yourself
Live to please your neighbor.
This is love, This is selfless
This is righteous, This is what Jesus did
It was His constant practice
It was the way He lived
Verse 2
He did not live to please Himself
He lived to please his neighbor
He loved, He was selfless
He was righteous,
This is what Jesus did
It was His constant practice
It was the way He lived
Verse 3
I do not live to please myself
I live to please my neighbor
I love, I am selfless, I am righteous
This is what Jesus did
This is my constant practice,
This is the way I live
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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley
