Archive for June 11th, 2008

I have to admit that I have been swamped and just down right lazy and have missed my devotions the past 2 days so…In that regard I was sent something from the guy that was my guide and example of what a christian is supposed to be and so I thought that it was worth sharing.  And as father’s day approaches I began to think about my own father and how he has impacted my life.  My Dad has always been an amazing father and he was always an example of not only Christ’s love but also his forgiveness.   But the most important thing that my father did for us as kids was he has always studied the word and he always pointed issues in our life to what the word said and instructed us to look their for the answers.  Well he had an email echange that I thought was phenominal so I wanted to share it.  So without further delay Here it is!

God’s Will ,  I remembered one of the major verses we have used in the past –

Ephesians 1:3 – 10.  The heart of the verses are 4 – 6 ….. it says…….

 “ for He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to  His favor and will, to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.”  HCSB

 These verses tell us He chose us to be HOLY and BLAMELESS in His sight – that is God’s will for our lives …….. or in other words to be like Jesus! That is God’s will for every life.  

 When someone will ask me about God’s will, I will refer to the above verses and then ask if they are doing the things they already know are God’s will – such as,

 Matt 15:4  – “  ….. Honor your father and your mother ……”

Matt 19:18 – 19 “…….. Do not murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; ……”

 And the list includes all the commandments, and on, and on, etc.  We are given a large amount of scripture which details how the followers of Jesus are to live – this is the will of God for our lives.  If we are not doing what we already know to do,  how can God show us additional direction of His will?  This is a major teaching in the OT – when God’s people knew what God’s heart desired of them, but they chose their will, not God’s.  That is one of the major turning points within our lives as followers of Jesus,  when we chose to obey what we already know is God’s will for our life and then God can reveal the NEXT step in our lives.

 There is so much to this subject – “God’s will” – I have found in my own life that most of the time it is a battle of the “wills” – mine or God’s.  I have to chose everyday – every hour to obey God’s will for my life – period!  I think it is that simple – as soon as I allow God to have control of my will, I then know His Will in its fullness.

 I love the verse – Matt 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.” HCSB

One of those “things” is knowing God’s will ………… it will be provided for you!

I hope you enjoyed it and I also hope that you will take time this weekend to tell you Dad or your father figure how much they meant to you.

God Bless ~ Tyler