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Consider the following verses and how the entire complexion of the verse is changed
by translating this word correctly.

Matthew 6:9-10
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Now let’s substitute the word pleasure:

Matthew 6:9-10
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy pleasure be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Is it not accurate to say that Yahweh’s pleasure is done in heaven? The Son does not
simply live to do the will of the Father, but He lives to do the pleasure of the Father. He
is now seated at the right hand of the Father, and He ever seeks the Father’s pleasure. We
read where Christ said, “I always do those things that are pleasing to Him” (John 8:29).
Yahshua was not merely a dutiful servant of the Father. He was a loving Son who longed to
bring pleasure to His Father.
Let us look at another verse:

Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my
brother, and sister, and mother.

By using the word “will” in many of these Scriptures, we often form an image of
something that is done as an act of the will alone. It is easy to form a picture of some slavish
subservience that is done merely as an act of obedience. But let us view this same Scripture
using the word “pleasure.”

Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the pleasure of my Father which is in heaven, the same is
my brother, and sister, and mother.

When we use the word pleasure, this verse now takes on a more emotional meaning.
No longer do we picture something that is simply an act of the will, but now it is a matter
of delight and privilege. When we consistently render this word “thelema” as pleasure
throughout the New Testament, many Scriptures take on a new vitality. Now we are able
to see the satisfaction of the Father in the word of God, and it becomes more apparent that
man has been called to not merely bring a dutiful obedience to God, but to provide Him
great pleasure. This is the role of sons, to bring pleasure to their Father.
I am going to list more Scriptures that contain this Greek word for pleasure. As you
read them consider the desire the Father has toward you as His Son. We are to live for His
pleasure, for our love for Him is to be undivided.

Matthew 7:21
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but