WHO IS YOUR GOD?

TOPIC: WHO IS YOUR GOD?
TEXT: 1 THESSALONIAN.4:1

Tell me who you want to please and i will tell you who your God is.
We normally seek approval from one source or the other:
(a) There are people who simply want to please themselves, they have passion for self-fulfillment and self satisfaction. But this attitude is in contrast to the Lord Jesus who pleased not Himself. (Rom.15:3).
(b) There are those who live to please others (1Thess.2:4).
(3) There are those who live to please the Lord (1Thess.4:1).
There is this popular story about an old man,his son and his Donkey. The story goes like this-
An old man and a young boy who were leading a donkey on a journey. As they proceed on their journey, they met a traveler who thought it is foolish that they would be working when they have an Ass to ride on. So the old man and his son climbed the donkey and as they proceed on the journey,they met another traveler who rebuked them for being cruel to the donkey by allowing the donkey to carry heavy load. At this point, the old man alighted from the donkey and started walking while his son remained on the donkey. As they proceed a little further they met another traveler who said the boy was not fare to his Dad by sitting on the Donkey while his Dad was walking. So the boy alighted while his Dad climbed on the Donkey and not too long they met another traveler who said to the old man that he should be the one walking while his son should be on the donkey. The old man and his son was confused because they do not know who to please among the travelers and the conclusion of the story was that the man and his son were seen carrying the Donkey on their heads.
Their attempts at doing what they and others thought to be right resulted in frustration and additional burden. By trying to please everybody, they ended up not pleasing anybody.
This predicament is a  characteristic of many Christian seeking to determine who they will please. The inborn drive for approval complicates and frustrate their lives.
George Muller  was asked the secret of his success in  ministering to Orphan in England and he reply that there was a day he died to George Muller,his opinions, preferences, tastes, will, died to the world, its approval or blame even of my brethren or friends and since then i have study to show myself approved unto God alone. For this man, the issue of approval was settled by his commitment to please God alone.
Brethren, all am saying is about control - who or what control me? The answer will determine who i want to please.
 NOTE: That the fear of man could hinder God's control in your life (Prov.12:42-43). I.e.  Abraham for fear of man denied his wife. Peter denied his master because he fear man.
Those who desire to please God will not be controlled by criticism and condemnation or compliments and commendation from men.
Conclusion, the one you want to please is the one you want to control your life, the one who control your life is the one you establish as God or small god.
In John.8:29, Jesus said that He did those things that please the father ALWAYS. If you remove always,it become an easy statement to make. However, when you include the word always, you are talking about being controlled by passion to please God. You have also answer the question who is your God. 


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