Genesis 6: 5-7 God saw that human evil was out of control. People thought evil, imagined evil—evil, evil, evil from morning to night. God was sorry that he had made the human race in the first place; it broke his heart. God said, “I’ll get rid of my ruined creation, make a clean sweep: people, animals, snakes and bugs, birds—the works. I’m sorry I made them.”
8 But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah. (The Message)
Last night's Devotion by Jimmy Whited at our Emmaus cluster meeting was from Rick Warren's book "The Purpose Driven Life." It was drawn from Genesis 6:8 and Jimmy entitled it "We bring a smile to God when we:"
1. Love Him supremely - God is relentless in his pursuit of a love relationship with us
2. Trust Him completely - true faith that He knows best
3. Obey Him with our whole heart - a Holy God doesn't have to explain Himself
4. Praise and thank Him completely - God is pleased when we recognize His good gifts
5. Use our abilities -
He summed up his message with this "Our focus shouldn't me on how much pleasure we get out of life, but how much pleasure God gets out of our lives."
I thought this was outstanding and worth sharing. My goal today is to bring a smile to God's face through my attitude and actions. So how about you? Will your attitude and actions bring a smile to God's face today?
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