What Pleases God
_ Therefore, give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to distinguish between good and evil; For who can judge this great people of God? - Solomon's words pleased the Lord, because he asked for it (1 Kings 3:9 - 10).
_For the LORD is righteous; He loves righteousness: The upright will see His face (Psalm 11:7).
_ He loves justice and integrity; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord (Psalm 33:5).
_ For the LORD loves righteousness and will not forsake His saints; They shall be kept by him forever: but the seed of the wicked shall perish (Psalm 37:28).
_ The offering pleasing to God is a broken spirit; Oh God! A broken and contrite heart, God will not despise you (Psalm 51:17).
_ I will praise the Lord's name with song, and will exalt Him with thanksgiving - This will please the Lord more than the bull or the bull with horns and hooves (Psalm 69:30 - thirty first)
_ He does not delight in the strength of horses, nor in the feet of men - But in those who fear Him, and in those who wait for His mercy (Psalm 147: 10-11)
_ For the Lord delights in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation (Psalm 149:4).
_ … But just weights please Him (Proverbs 11:1b)
_ … But whoever is perfect in conduct pleases Him (Proverbs 11:20b)
_... But whoever is faithful will please Him (Proverbs 12:22b)
_ …But the prayer of the upright is pleasing to Him - ….But He loves those who follow righteousness (Proverbs 15:8b,9b)
_ Doing righteousness and justice is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifice (Proverbs 21:3).
_ If you are willing to obey, you will eat the best of the land (Isaiah 1:19).
_ Thus says the LORD: Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom; A strong person should not boast about his strength; Let the rich man not boast of his riches. But let him who boasts boast of his understanding, that he knows that I am the LORD, who exercises mercy, justice, and righteousness on earth; For I delight in these things, saith the LORD (Jeremiah 9:23-24).
_For I love mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6).
_ Hey people! He has shown you what is good; What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)
_ These are the things you must do: Each one of you must speak the truth to his neighbor; Let the judgment of truth and peace be in your gates (Zechariah 8:16).
_ If only you understood the meaning of this verse: I desire mercy, not sacrifice, then you would not blame the innocent (Matthew 12:7).
Jesus answered and said to him: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second commandment is like this: You Love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22: 37 - 39) # (Mark 12: 30 - 31)
_ …God is no respecter of persons – but among the nations, whoever fears Him and practices righteousness is acceptable to God (Acts 10:34b – 35).
_ Therefore, I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as living sacrifices, holy, acceptable to God, this is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world. But be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God (Romans 12:1-2).
_ And if, because of food, you make your brother sad or sad, then you will no longer act according to the virtue of love. Do not let by food destroy those for whom Christ died - Therefore do not let your goodness become a slanderer - For the kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy that comes from God. So is the Holy Spirit - Whoever serves Christ in this way pleases God and is praised by people - So let us seek to make peace and be a good example to each other (Romans 14:15-19).
_ Each person should donate according to his or her own intention, not out of complaint or under duress; For God loves a cheerful giver - God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you may have all sufficiency in all things, and have more room to do every good work. II Corinthians 9: 7 – 8)
_ He wants us to no longer be like children, deceived by people, led astray by tricks and deceptions, swayed and moved by the wind of false teachings - but wants us to be filled with love. speaking the truth, so that in all things we may grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ (Ephesians 4:14-15).
_ Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord (Colossians 3:20).
_ Therefore, first of all I command that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all people - for kings and for all those in authority, that we may be godly and truthful. But to live a peaceful and peaceful life - This is good and pleasing to the eyes of God, our Savior - He wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (I Timothy 2: 1 - 4).
_ Therefore, I want the men to lift up their holy hands to heaven and pray everywhere, without anger or quarreling. I also want the women to dress neatly and modestly. and cultivate virtue, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, and precious clothes - but with good deeds, as is natural for a woman who believes in God - A woman must be quiet and listen, and must Be obedient in every way (I Timothy 2:8-11).
_ Respect widows who are truly widows - But if the widow has children and grandchildren, the children and grandchildren must first learn to do good things towards their own family and repay their parents; For this pleases God (I Timothy 5:3-4).
_ Do not forget good deeds and almsgiving, for such sacrifices please God (Hebrews 13:16).
_ For this is the will of God, by doing good to silence the foolish and foolish. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but consider yourself as a free person. Servants of God – Respect everyone; love you ; fear God; respect the king (I Peter 2: 15 – 17)
_ Avoid evil, do good, seek peace and pursue it - For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is set against those who do evil (1 Peter 3). : 11 – 12 )