LET HIS WILL BE DONE!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2023.

SUBJECT: LET HIS WILL BE DONE!

Memory verse: "So He said to them, “When ye pray, say, Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." (Luke 11 vs 2.) 

READ: Matthew 26 vs 37 - 44:

26:37: And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

26:38: Then He said to them, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with Me.

26:39: He went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.

26:40: Then He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with me one hour?”

26:41: Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

26:42: Again the second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

26:43: And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

26:44: So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

INTIMATION:

Doing the will of God in one’s life is the greatest and most profitable achievement anyone could make in life. God created all things, and for His predetermined plans and purposes. Our ability and resourcefulness to fall in line with His predetermined purposes for us is the greatest thing ever to happen to anyone. God wants us to carry out His will for us, therefore, our desire should be to do God’s will. It is human nature to make our own plans and then ask God to bless them. Instead, we should seek God’s will first. 

By constantly thinking about the Lord and His way of living, we will gain insights that will help us make right decisions and live the way God desires. Communicating with God allows Him to counsel us and give us wisdom. God created us as free moral beings, and does not usually stop us from making our choices, even wrong choices. He lets us choose independence from Him, even though He knows that in time we will become slaves to our own rebellious lifestyle of making our choices independent of Him, and lose our freedom not to sin against Him. Life without God is slavery to self, and it is worse than slavery to sin.

When you follow God’s guidance, you know you are where God wants you, whether you’re moving or staying in one place. When we really want to do God’s will, we must accept all that comes with it, even the pain. Those who patiently and persistently do God’s will find eternal life. And to know God’s will does not mean we must hear His voice. He leads in different ways. When you are seeking God’s will, (1) make sure your plan is in harmony with God’s Word; (2) check your own motives to see if you are seeking to do what you want or what you think God wants; (3) pray for God to open and close the doors as He desires. (4) seek advice from mature believers.

God allows people to participate with Him in carrying out His will. Your task is not just to sit and watch God work, but to give your best effort when work needs to be done. God fulfills His will despite the defenses people try to erect. God can use anything; pain, suffering, an error, and so on, to bring His will to pass. 

That is good news for God’s followers because we can trust Him to work out His plans and keeps His promises no matter how desperate our circumstances are. No one enjoys pain, but a faithful disciple wants above all else to please God. Our desire to please God should overshadow our desire to avoid hardship and suffering. 

God appreciates immensely those who strive to do His will, and rewards such people exceedingly. What does it take to be able to say, “as You will”? It takes firm trust in God’s plans; it takes prayer and obedience each step of the way. In the passage we read today, Jesus accomplished God’s will in His life, and God also highly exalted Him, and gave Him a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth (Philippians 2 vs 9 - 10). 

Though Jesus agonized greatly on the suffering that laid ahead in accomplishing God’s will, but that didn’t deter Him. Though the human side was very sorrowful, the divine side knew that the plan of God that was foreordained before the world was created, must be carried out. Jesus’ strength to obey came from His relationship with God the Father, who is also the source of our strength. So, our strength to do God’s will comes from our relationship and fellowship with Him.

You are physically somewhere right now. He had a purpose in placing you where you are right now. All you need to do is to find out His will for you where you are. Instead, of praying, “God, what do you want me to do next?” Ask, “God, what do you want me to do while I’m right here?” 

Begin to understand God’s purpose for your life by discovering what He wants you to do now! Our circumstances at anytime does not change God’s will for us. God can use us in any circumstance to do His will. While we might pray for a change in our circumstances, we should also pray that God will accomplish His plan through us right where we are. 

Prayer: Abba Father, my utmost heart desire is to do Your will. Give me the grace to accomplish this desire in my life, that I may earn Your approval and the crown of life for those who have done Your will, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!