Peace (Not Pride) In Accomplishment

Our God is a Do-er! And He made us in His image. After He created in the beginning He saw... He inspected His work. Would ya just look at it. He found that His work was good. (Pleasant to the senses and to the higher nature, rich, appropriate, becoming, happy, a benefit). All this good before anyone else was involved.

Saw - ra'ah - to see, look at, inspect 

• perceive, consider, learn about

Good - tōbe - good, pleasant, agreeable 

• pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)

• pleasant (to the higher nature)

• rich, valuable in estimation, appropriate

• becoming, happy, benefit

We, like God, are made to be do-ers. We can inspect our work after we do and find that it is good. We can have peace in our accomplishments. Yes, even when no one else is involved.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 (NKJV) - 24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 (NKJV) - 12 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Same good, same saw as God saw it was good in His creation.

But, how much sweeter is the accomplishment of a good meal when we get to share it with someone? How much more enjoyable is the manicured landscape when you walk with another? That is very good.

Genesis 1:31 - Then God saw everything that He had made (including someone to share it with), and indeed it was very good.

We must be on guard in our doing for many reasons.

1. The enemy wants to suck all goodness, all joy, out of all of God's creation. Don't let him! The "good" the "becoming" is still good! Don't despise small beginnings and find peace in your little steps. Yes, it is very good to be able to share all the goodness with someone else! But, you must first have goodness to be able to share it.
   

2. We can puff ourselves up with our own accomplishments. It's peace, not pride, in accomplishment that we're after. If you've been foolish in exalting yourself, put your hand over your mouth! (Proverbs 30:32-33)
   

3. The Son of Man will judge our works in the end. A simple list of the works He is looking for is in Matthew 25:31-46. It is our choice to do, or not do these things. Little Things (what we deem as little things) can be a Big Deal to people, and may be the very thing that saves and wins their soul.

I love my church and I am thankful for all of you. We still have time to work, and I'm glad I get to work with you!

Let's find and keep and provoke one another to carry on and find that peace in accomplishment, doing the Lord's Work, working with God and working with one another.

Let's provoke to good works and discuss :)

1. Israel got off course in their doing. God judges Israel and says, "How have I wronged You? Tell Me. Let Me remind you of the good I have done for you. I have shown you what is good and have simple requirements for you." (Micah 6:8) Have you lost sight of the good (even in a little thing) in your life? What is it?
   

2. (I feel like I did "good" yesterday... I don't need to do anything today...) Does having a sense of accomplishment cause you to give yourself permission to slack off?
   

3. "AHA" - a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension - "I see" What did you see in this word that brought peace or goodness (or ouch) to your life?