Could I Actually Make Jesus Happy?

“Therefore, I urge you, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.” – Romans 12:1

I want to try something new; something perhaps a bit radical in the idea that it may not be the usual way in which I’ve learned to mortify sin in my life.

What am I speaking about? I am speaking about a thought that has just passed through my mind. I do not remember who said the following words – I think it may have been Matthew Henry – he said that…“we are made for his pleasure and praise.”

Now here are my thoughts. Could it be that when we are fighting sin, we should think about the fact that it pleases the Lord when we do what he wills, rather than just doing his will out of an obligation or a fear of punishment?

I am sure that each motivation may work and therefore have its place, nevertheless the idea of pleasing God inasmuch as to make the Eternally Glorious One happy with a finite and insignificant speck of dust, is very appealing to me. More than just appealing, it is both enticing and exciting.

Again, the thought that I, being as small as I am in relation to life and everything else, could actually make King Jesus happy is stunning to me! I look forward to putting my thoughts into practice.

Terrence Theodore, blogger, A Pligrim’s Progress