When I gather with children or friends, and we speak and praise God, I feel like a shephard.
Not just any one but a guardian and keeper of a flock that knows how to obey and please our Lord!
I dont need to please myself to please others but I do need to have the satisfaction that Ive done all the Lord wished and used the grace he bestowed upon me to complete the task of bringing in the flock to everlasting life!
Jesus lived by this principle. When he summarized his commitment in his great
prayer to the Father, he said: "I am sanctifying myself for their sakes" [John
17:19]. We should be concerned to help and please others. Paul affirms, "For
even Christ did not please himself" [Rom 15:3]. Does this not drive home to us
the fact that the will of God (and therefore his guidance) is the most demanding
thing in the world? does it not pierce to the dividing place in our lives
between soul and spirit? [Heb 4:12] For we are often concerned with guidance in
order that our lives may be freed from anxiety and uncertainty in your life - so
that we may have a measure of personal comfort and security. God, on the other
hand, is concerned that we should be cast upon Him to do His will and purpose,
whatever the enduring cost. The will of God is shaped in the image of His
Son's Cross. The will of God means death to our own will, and resurrection only
when we have died to all our own plans.Be in harmony with God's Word and
Law Psalms 40:81 I delight to do thy will, thy law is within my heart.
Isaiah 8:20
Do first things first from the Bible First! John 16:12 God has many
things to tell us, but we can't bear them now. Do what you can do and what you
know to be correct, right now. Then He will show you what to do next
Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path.
Luke 16:10 Be faithful in the least first and God will give you more.
