I’m obviously not trying to flatter you or water down my message to be popular with men, but my supreme passion is to please God. For if all I attempt to do is please people, I would not be the true servant of the Messiah.
Galatians 1:10 TPT
Categorical statement by Paul; he was sure of his mission and purpose, and he knew there was no room for hypocrisy, pretence or self-service. A few things bear emphasis here:
1. Natural men love flattery and want to hear convenient things. As long as it makes him comfortable, the natural man's heart is not troubled or pricked. Unfortunately, man has learnt how to pretend or suck up to this desire, and we preach convenience and compromise, forgetting that the truth of God's Word is not affected by generation, tribe or culture. What was wrong in Moses' day is still wrong today.
2. There is a need to establish your loyalty from the very beginning. Before you start the journey or implement the commission you have received, be sure you know who you are working for. Paul's supreme passion was to please God. What is yours? Are you a social media fan, careful of how you are perceived by the public, but not interested in how the Lord of the assignment you are on feels about you? Well, of course, it means you even know who you are working for in the first place.
3. As long as my total allegiance is not to God alone, I am not a true servant of God. Note: you CANNOT serve two masters. All of us, irrespective of gender or station in life, are servants to one of two masters: SIN or the SAVIOUR. There is no middle ground. The one you serve will run your life on earth and will determine your future.
Interestingly, you are free to change your allegiance until the power to change is taken from you, either by physical death or rapture. Then, the only thing left is judgement by the One called the Master of the Universe. You need to be sure where your present pursuits will lead you. Ask God for help today; He wants you to end well. Eternity is too long a time not to be sure of where you will spend yours. His time of favour is here.
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