ODB: Knowing God’s Will

Eat, Our Daily Bread | April 20, 2011 12:03 am

April 20, 2011 


Love and obey the Lord every day, and He will unfold your future.

 

READ: Ephesians 5:17-21 

. . . that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. —Romans 12:2 

A young man facing the future and unsure of what the next year would bring, concluded, “Nobody knows what God’s will is.” Is he right? Does a lack of certainty about the future translate into not knowing God’s will?

The concept of knowing God’s will is often limited to discerning what specific situation we will be in at some future time. Although seeking God’s specific leading is part of it, another aspect that is just as vital is to follow the clearly defined elements of God’s will each and every day.

For instance, it is God’s will for us to be good citizens as a challenge to those opposed to Christ (1 Peter 2:15), to give God thanks no matter what (1 Thess. 5:18), to be sanctified sexually, avoiding immorality (1 Thess. 4:3), to live under the Holy Spirit’s control (Eph. 5:18), to sing to Him (v.19), and to submit to other believers (v.21).

As we submit to God in these and other areas, we are more likely to live in what Romans 12:2 calls God’s “good and acceptable and perfect will.” Living with God’s smile of approval leads to His guidance for the future.

As we seek to know God’s will for the future, we must also act on what we already know now.

— Dave Branon

Source: Our Daily Bread

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  1. Alex Lim Charisian says:

    Sometime I wonder, in seeking God’s, are we more afraid of loosing out the good stuff that the Lord might has instored for us or afraid of sinning against Him?

    Attitude check.

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