What pleases God? What delights his heart? And what displeases God? What grieves his heart?
If asked, I think most of us would assume that if we ever grieve the heart of God it will be through denying the gospel or committing a grave moral scandal. Or if we do so as a local church, it will be by compromising to the culture or apostatizing altogether.
As for what delights the heart of God, I think most of us would assume that if we ever delight the heart of God it will be through great acts—giving tremendous sums of money or dedicating our lives to a difficult mission. Or perhaps on the level of the local church, it will be by sparking revival or leading thousands to Christ.
In other words, we are prone to believe that God is both grieved and delighted by what is extra-ordinary—great deeds of sin or great acts of service. The reality, though, is that we serve a God who finds great meaning in what we count as small matters—a cup of water for a thirsty man, new clothes for a ragged child, a gentle
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