Pleasing God

In I Thessalonians 4:1 in the Amplified version it says, "Futhermore, brethren, we beg and admonish you in (virtue of our union with) the Lord Jesus, that (you follow the instructions which) you learned from us about how you ought to walk so as to please and gratify God, as indeed you are doing; that you do so even more and more abundantly -- attaining yet greater perfection in living this life." Nothing like an obedient child. The father and mother are really pleased by the obedience of the child. God is gratified and pleased by your and my obedience. Obedience brings blessing into our lives. Isaiah 1:19,20 KJV says, "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." God loves our obedience and He also loves our willingness as stated in the above scripture. God hates sin, so He hates our refusal to obey and our rebellion, in fact it is stated that those acts bring us to the place of being devoured with the sword. Our obedience brings blessing while our disobedience brings cursing or death into our lives. The choice is ours to make.