Our Lord’s Pleasure
Revelation 4:11 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.”
For Thou hast created all things for Thy Pleasure:
So let us consider our Lord’s Pleasure.
Ezekiel 18:31-32 “Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.”
The Lord has no pleasure in their deaths, at all.
His pleasure is that they “turn…and live”. The turning is to Him….the casting away their transgressions. In doing so, a new heart and spirit would be given them….and they would live.
(Transgressions here means an offense, a revolt. They knew what should be done, they simply did not do it. Turn and live.)
Malachi 1:10 “Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? Neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.”
I have no pleasure in you….better no sacrifices, than vain, empty ones.
Proverbs 16:4 “The Lord hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.”
Evil days come and it is through His Sovereign Will that they fulfill His Purpose….but He hath no pleasure in them.
According to the Word of God,…. Judgment is His strange work….He has no pleasure in it.
Isaiah 28:21 “For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim (2 Sam. 5:17-20), He shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon(Joshua 10:10), that He may do His work, His strange work; and bring to pass His act, His strange act.”
God sees everyone He created. Every soul. His Pleasure is that they know Him….
Psalm 147:11 “The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in HIs mercy.”
We are to fear….reverential awe…Him. We are to hope in HIs mercy….which is the goodness of God to sinners.
And Christ is the One through which we receive this pleasure of God:
Isaiah 53:10 “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He that put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand.”
Through turning to Christ, we enter into the Lord’s Pleasure for us…..and live.
Luke 12:32 “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.”
As His adopted children (Eph. 1:5)..…He then makes known unto us His Will, according to His good pleasure. (Eph. 1:9)….
…and more, He works that good pleasure within us (Phil. 2:13)….that our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in us:
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 “Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness, and the work of faith with power:
That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
One day before the Throne of God we will sing of our Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ…and acknowledge Him that it was His good pleasure that He created us…..and created us again with a new heart and spirit!
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Our Lord’s Pleasure is that we know Him, and love Him.
He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked. But calls to those that see the vanity of their worldly life….to turn to Christ Jesus and live.
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
John 1:12 “But as many as received Him (Jesus Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:”
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