HOW TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD
When Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan, a voice from
heaven spoke and said this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3:17 “And
lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.” Doing God’s word is doing His
will. Is God pleased with you and me today?
Can it be said of us by God Almighty as it was said of Jesus? The word says as
He is so are we in this world.
God’s Word is His will. God was pleased with Jesus
because He did the will of the Father, John 6:38 for I came down from heaven, not to do
mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. Do we make
decisions about our daily lives, careers, family issues according to God’s will?
Is it the will of the Father or just our own decisions? Is God involved in the
decisions? Is Jesus the centre of it all? Does God really care about the
choices we make? Jeremiah 29:11 – very familiar
verse to all of us. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future. Nothing fails if you are operating in the will of
the Father. It does not matter which devil, how big or small; it does not
matter which power it may be if you are in the will of the Father, you will
never have any fear. The truth of the will of God will set you free and make
you as bold as a lion. Total dependency on God- have no plan before you ask God.
Never make decisions without inquiring from God. In a lot
of cases, most of us are suffering today because of the poor choices we made
before we inquired from God whether it was God’s will. Most of us make
decisions and then go to God when we have already decided what we want to do. E.g.
buy a ticket to travel some where and then go to God and say is it your will
that I should travel? That is plan B. When you do the will of the Father there
is no plan B.
Prior to you making any decisions let God give you the green light
first. David is a good example of seeking the face and will of God when all was
lost
1 Samuel 30:8.
And David enquired
at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them?
And He answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without
fail recover all. God‘s will was for David to pursue, overtake
and recover all. Because this was of God, guess what that’s exactly what
happened. Can this be said of us? Can we total depend on the will of God? Know
God’s will for that particular issue or matter before you hear from aunt, pastor,
prophet, counsellor, etc. These are men and not God.
Will of God.
1.
The Sovereign will of God.
--- no matter what happens it always comes to pass.
Matthew 26:39 - Going a little farther, Jesus fell
with His face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is
possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
Acts 4: 27-28 --27 Indeed
Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of
Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you
anointed.
28 They did what your power and will had
decided beforehand should happen. If it is the will of God for your victory no
one can stop it no matter how they try. 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met
together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire
against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power
and will had decided beforehand should happen.
Daniel 4:35 ------And all the
inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His
will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and
none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest thou? All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.
He does as He pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold.
2.
God’s
way of command
Matthew 7 :21
21 Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. So you can choose to do
this will or not to.
The will of God is the word of God. Nothing that
contradicts the word of God can be the will of God. ---e.g going with someone s
wife or husband and say you heard from God. Never!
The Lord’s Prayer says let your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Today we are going to spend some time praying for
God’s will in our lives, careers, children, ministries. Let only the counsel of
God stand. Just because it worked for your friend does not mean that it will
also work for you especially if it is not the will of God.
We shall spend some time praying that only God’s sovereign
will be done in our lives, families and where we have missed the mark to repent
before God asking for His mercies that are new every morning.
Doreen Kersey
