God provides energy to you to do His will. Jesus takes pleasure in your service.

God provides energy to you to do His will. Jesus takes pleasure in your service.

“for it is God who works [energeo] in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure [eudokia].” (Phil 2:13)

“to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [areskeia] Him” (Col 1:9,10)

“we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure [eudokia] of His goodness and the work of faith with power” (2Thes 1:11)

“having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself” (Eph 1:9)

“But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing [aresko] men, but God who tests our hearts.” (1Thes 2:4)

“Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please [aresko] God” (1Thes 4:1)

“For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” (Heb 6:10)

“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 11:16)

“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased [euaresteo].” (Heb 13:16)

Reading: Ezek 21-23; Phil 2