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Shun the Praise of Men

2/25/2016

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Elijah was thought to be a threat; Jeremiah’s warnings were often rebuffed; John the Baptist was labeled ‘a maniac’; and the Lord Jesus was hated and reviled by the same people He came to help. If you want the validation of man before you do anything for God, you are simply wasting your time. The Bible has no account of anyone who pleased God and yet obtained the praise of men. Sadly, you find some Christians desirous to please God and yet trying so hard to win the approval of men. When Saul, the King of Israel, tried it (1 Samuel 15:24), he lost the confidence God reposed in him as king and was stripped of the kingship.

It is not possible to please God and at the same time crave the approval of men because there are many things you would do that they wouldn’t understand; there are things you would say that would sound ridiculous to them. The reason is simple: “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14).

The Bible says many people believed in Jesus when they saw the miracles but Jesus wasn’t carried away by their outward display of appreciation because He knew their hearts. In Matthew 15:8, He said, “These people {draw near Me with their mouths and} honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off {and} are far away from Me” (AMP).

What matters most is what God has said about you and not what man says. When He says yes that's all you need.

9 Comments
Pst Osato
2/25/2016 09:27:23 pm

All I require is what You say Lord. Thank you Lord.

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Sis Rachel
2/25/2016 09:46:58 pm

Amennn! I do what I do not because of men! I do it to please and honor God, for in him is my reward!

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Sis Seun
2/25/2016 10:56:24 pm

The Lord is my focus and in him alone do I delight. My desire is to please him who has called me and gave himself for me.

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Bro Yinka
2/26/2016 09:52:15 am

My heart is stayed focused on pleasing God.

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Sister Antoinette Jones
2/26/2016 10:44:44 am

Lord I have wasted too much time looking for man's approval! I require only your approval. YOU ARE ENOUGH! Hallelujah!

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Bro Gideon
2/26/2016 04:23:26 pm

I am what your word says i am,i do what your word says i can do,
the word of God knows me for all things are unveiled and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do, am led of his spirit and therefore i fulfilll the desires of the spirit

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Bro Gideon
2/26/2016 04:24:42 pm

Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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Mandela Dunamis link
2/28/2016 03:34:04 pm

Amen, i do it for the glory of God not for the praise of men.

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Irene
4/1/2016 04:27:35 pm

I am what God says I am.

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