Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ [the Messiah] (Galatians 1:10 — The Amplified Bible).
If we try to please men, then we will water down the great message from Jesus Christ. Men want power. They want control. The message from Jesus includes the fact that He has all control. That’s why He speaks against the spirit of Jezebel in the book of Revelation because that spirit wants all control. The spirit of Jezebel and the Spirit of God are in constant conflict with each other. We choose. Men like the spirit of Jezebel, which is the ultimate embodiment of machoism. But we like the Spirit of God, which is the ultimate embodiment of power. Being a bond servant means we have chosen love; we are love servants of Christ. We have chosen Him over being harnessed to the devil. Seeking the popularity of men is the dirtiest way to live. Pleasing God is the highest way to live.
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