Find Out

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
FIND OUT
Eph 5:10
10 and find out what pleases the Lord.
NIV
A simple verse, at least a simply idea, or maybe not as simple as I think. I would imagine those Ephesians would have had a more difficult time of it then I should. They did not have the benefit of the written word in its competed form as I do. They did have this letter from Paul, but still I have so much more available to me in order to comply with its command. The question is of course am I. Do I do all that I can to find out what pleases him? Do I make it a priority in my life? Do I make it the priority of my life? Do I do the research within the scriptures to determine exactly what pleases him? This I think I do, at least the research part. I am not absolutely sure if I make it my highest priority but it is way up on the list. I know it should be on the top of the list. Maybe the finding out part really is on the top of the list but it is the execution of that information which may not be. What good does it do to know what pleases him if I do not put that knowledge into action? This command does follow the ‘live as children of the light’ phrase and certainly that should be a result of finding out what pleases him. Yet I believe even more is required in order to please him. Another question I must pose to myself is rather in the action part, do I spent more time pleasing him or me? Can I be pleasing him while I am pleasing myself? To say it a different way, can I do things which please me and still be pleasing him? Can I be pleasing to him while I am playing Golf, or messing around with my model railroad, or playing a game on the computer, or watching a movie? Can I be pleasing to him during those moments of indiscretions, I think the wrong thing, I say the wrong words or response inappropriately. I think not. I believe I do already know what pleases him, but fail to carry it out way too many times. I cannot make excuses for myself and tell myself I am only a man, an imperfect one at that. I have to simply acknowledge I will not be perfect but I still must make every effort I can to not only find out what pleases him, but act on my findings with his help. I pray I will be able to do just that. It is an ever continuing journey, never ending.