31st August

And without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11, 6

How can we please God?

You can live an honourable life and deserve estimation of your fellow men. However, the Bible declares that without faith it is impossible to please God. By your gift you may have given others rare satisfactions; if you don't have faith you cannot please God.

You can be envied for your fortune or appreciated for your moral qualities. You can have a passion for righteous and generous causes and you can fight against social inequalities. However, if you refuse to believe that God speaks then you cannot please him.

In your job or in your state you can exert important charges and manage men with authority or glamour. You cannot please God without faith.

You can hand out all your goods to the unhappy and dedicate all your life to charity: if your love is not the consequence of your faith, then we regret to tell you with the scripture that nevertheless you cannot please God (1 Corinthians 13, 3 ; 1 Timothy 1, 5).

Don't only believe that God exists but believe him when he speaks to you. This is what he is doing at this moment.