“By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God”. Eph2.8 ESV
Every time we have some notion that we must do something to appease God, the Spirit of Christ reminds us that the gift of His acceptance is indeed a gift. A gift is a gift; it isn’t earned. But it is accepted and may be rejected. And while it is impossible for us to appease God, we may certainly try to please Him. Not like an insincere and silly person who tries to induce favors from Him by being nice. No, when we realize that He has freely and totally accepted us, we, without strings attached, and just as freely, offer Him some part of ourselves. Even as a child offers his mother a stick drawing of them holding hands and smiling, and for no other reason but the pure pleasure of being their child, we too seek to please not appease. God’s pleasure in us is derived simply when we find our pleasure in Him. 8/1/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
