As Christians Do We Feel The Same Way? – Sunday Thought For The Day

The late actor Sidney Poitier, once said: “I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life.”  What a powerful statement and commitment of intent.  But, with that said, should we who are Christians not commit to the same with regards to our Heavenly Father?

Imagine if we who are Christians lived the intent of Poitier’s statement daily, i.e., “[To] do nothing that doesn’t reflect positively” on our Heavenly Father.  Imagine the impact we as Christians could have on the world if we were committed to that ideal.

We ask of God and we expect of God, but should we not seek to please Him by obeying Him?  We honor our earthly father’s with gifts, take them out to dinner, buy them a gift, etc. on their birthday, for Christmas or for Father’s Day but, should we not commit to honor our Heavenly Father every day to show our thanks for what He did for us?

Responsible earthly fathers love us, they provide for us, they example love for us, and they example propriety for us.

But, only one “Father” loved us so much that He gave His “Only begotten Son” to be the sacrifice for our sins so that through Jesus Christ, His Son, we could have forgiveness for of our sins and spend eternity with Him in heaven.

We must ask ourselves; should we not commit to live our lives to the best of our ability, by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, to bring honor to our Heavenly Father?  However, it is even more important to first know what it means to please and honor our Father in Heaven.

READ:

Micah 6:6-16 (KJV)

6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

9 The Lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.