Day 9 - What Makes God Smile?

May the LORD smile on you....

NUMBERS 6:25 (NLT)

Smile on me, your servant; teach me the right way to live.

PSALM 119:135 (MSG)

"In Noah's day, the entire world had become morally bankrupt.  Everyone lived for their own pleasure, not God's.  God couldn't find anyone on earth interested in pleasing Him, so he was grieved and regretted making man.  God became so disgusted with the human race that He considered wiping it out.  But there was one man who made God smile.  The Bible says, "Noah was a pleasure to the Lord."...   Because Noah brought pleasure to God, you and I are alive today." p69-70

"... to love God and be loved by Him, should be the greatest objective of your life.  Nothing else comes close in importance." p70

"Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is best for your life" p71

"Any act of obedience is an act of worship.  Why is obedience so pleasing to God?  Because it proves you really love Him.  Jesus said,  "If you love me, you will obey my commandments." p73

 "Because of Jesus' sacrifice, we don't offer animal scarifies.  Instead we are told to offer God "the sacrifice of praise" and  "the sacrifice of thanksgiving".  We praise God for who he is, and we thank God for what he has done." p73

"Worship works both ways.  We enjoy what God has done for us, and when we express that enjoyment to God, it brings Him joy - but it also increases our joy. p74

"...God especially enjoys watching you use the talents and abilities he has given you.  God intentionally gifted us differently for His enjoyment.  He has made some to be athletic and some to be analytical.  You may be gifted at mechanics or mathematics or music or a thousand others skills.  All these abilities can bring a smile to God's grace.  The Bible says, " He has shaped each person in turn; now He watches everything we do." p75

Points to Ponser: God smiles when I trust Him.

Verses to Remember: "The Lord is pleased with those who worship Him and trust His love." PSLAM 147: 11 (CEV)

Question to Consider: Since God knows what is best, in what areas of my life do I need to trust Him most?