‘You and I can live in a way, today, that causes the Creator of everything, the Sustainer of the cosmos, to say: ‘Look at that – I’m really pleased. Oh, the way he has just obeyed me… the way she has just resisted that sin – gives me such pleasure.’ What a wonderful thought! What a supreme motivation to obey God! We do not obey to merit God’s love or earn his approval or become his children – he already loves and approves of us as his children, in Christ. We obey to bring pleasure to our heavenly Father.’
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Explore Bible notes 19/8/2015