Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Rev 4:11 Only the Lord is worthy of worship.     His creation should never be worshipped even though there are millions of people around the world who are environmentalists, Nature Lovers, Earth Lovers and Animal Lovers who never give the Creator the time of day Rom 1:25.      The Holy Spirit's pleasure is to give His kingdom to His joint heirs of Christ Jesus Luk 12:32 Rom 8:17.

For thou art not a god that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. Psm 5:4 When we acknowledge the character of the Lord we are worshipping Him.

Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?     saith the Lord: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? Eze 18:23

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Eze 33:11 Wickedness is the opposite of righteousness.      A wicked person has turned away from God and so is left to the wiles of Satan.      A righteous person has turned toward God and is empowered by Him to be transformed into a son of God.

So, we see that our Lord created all things for His pleasure and that that it is only wickedness that disappoints Him.   

Accordingly, we are to live our lives within the minimal bounds that He has defined.   What are those bounds?   

And thou shalt love the Lord thy the Lord with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mar 12:30 Worship of the Lord is the first commandment.     Mat 22:37 Luk 10:27

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.     There is none other commandment greater than these. Mar 12:31 This is not the second commandment but it is second in importance.

These great commandments speak to our attitude toward our Lord and humanity.   But there is a something even higher on the list of things that bring Him pleasure.   To understand what that higher calling to His pleasure is we need to consider the following:

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luk 12:32 We must try to understand the depth, breadth and height of the Lord's love for us.         → He created us.         → He redeemed us.         → He filled us.         → He has made us His heirs.     Eph 3:19 1Jn 3:1 1Jn 3:2 This verse does not say the Holy Spirit wants to share His Kingdom, rather, it says He wants to give us His Kingdom.      That gift comes by being one with Him so that He manifests in us and through us.     We become part of His life and, in fact, He becomes ours.     Col 3:4

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Mat 3:11 This is John the Baptist speaking about four things    → Water Baptism    → repentance    → Jesus    → Spirit Baptism.      Water Baptism is a sign that the person being baptized is repentant.     Repentance is necessary to access the Grace of the Lord.     Jesus is the object to which we turn toward away from our old ways of thinking, believing and living.      Though John does not mention it here, turning away from the old life to Christ Jesus and confession of Him as the risen Lord confirm our redemption by Grace Rom 10:9,10.      We are redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus.     Redemption is all on His part.     We add nothing to it.      Once we are Born Again as a result of repentance and faith In Christ Jesus we are to be filled with His Holy Spirit.      We respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ    → by turning away from unbelief and wickedness    → by believing that Jesus is 'God',    → by receiving Christ Jesus by faith as our Saviour,    → by asking Him to fill us with His Holy Spirit.      Spirit Baptism is the end-game for our existence on earth.         → the Holy Spirit is the Spirit Of Christ in us    → the Holy Spirit seals us to the Lord Jesus.         → Receiving the Spirit Of Christ is intimate union with Jesus.         → the Holy Spirit is Eternal Life in us    → the Holy Spirit in us is our expectation of glory    → the Holy Spirit is power in us to do the supernatural.         → the Holy Spirit is the witness of Christ Jesus in us.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called His sons: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1Jn 3:1 The glory of Christ is what He willed and accomplished for us by enduring the cross and raising Himself from the dead - sonship in the New Birth by His Holy Spirit as joint heirs of all that the Father has.      What world is John talking about?      He is talking about the people on earth who are Carnal Minded having never received the Gospel of Jesus Christ.      Those who are Carnal Minded cannot understand those who have become Spiritual Minded by receiving the Truth and being Born Again.

Beloved, now are we the sons of the Holy Spirit, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1Jn 3:2 When we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and confess Him as our risen Saviour we are born of the Word and the Holy Spirit as New Spirit beings.      Accordingly, we are now Sons Of The Holy Spirit, even in these mortal bodies.     What glory we will experience in the translation at His appearing!      The 'appearing' of Christ has a two-fold meaning.         → Jesus will return with every eye seeing Him and with us being translated from corruptible to incorruptible.     We will be gloriously changed into perfection    → The spiritual revelation of our identity in Christ is also an appearing of Christ in our psyche.      When we begin to see ourselves as New Spirit beings empowered by the Holy Spirit we become like Christ Jesus.     The Mind Of Christ becomes our mind with the associated manifestation of His power and His authority.     - Phi 2:5 Phi 3:15

And if children, then heirs; heirs of the Lord, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Rom 8:17 Joint Heirs means that we share in all things - the glory and the persecution.

If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 2Ti 2:12 We bear His reproach so we can reign with Him.      We bear His reproach only to the extent that we proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ as Mighty God, Saviour, Lord and King.      We cannot reign with Him unless we are willing to suffer with Him for the Truth and Light that He is and that we are in Him.

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of the Lord and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Rev 20:6 We who are translated at Christ's return will be forever with the Lord.      We will reign with Him to create a kingdom based on love, faith, freedom and responsibility.     That kingdom will flourish in accordance with the Law Of The Lord.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of Majesty. Heb 12:2 The way we persevere is to keep our eyes upon Christ Jesus who designed and implemented salvation by Grace Through Faith.      He is King of kings and Lord of lords holding all power in heaven and in earth.      You can trust Him in all things for all things.      How do we practically keep our eyes upon Jesus?         → Fellowship with Him in His Word.         → Fellowship with Him in His Holy Spirit through our Prayer Language.         → Talk about Him to others