Prayer – Lord God, what is Your will? That is a really good question. Please give me insight to understand You better. As found in Psalm 143:10 NKJV: Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My
own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who
sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it
up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who
sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise
him up at the last day." John 6:38-40 NKJV
Jesus came down from Heaven.
Believe in Him.
Meditate. Consider Jesus’ words and listen to what He is
saying.
What is your will—what do you desire to have happen? What
do you think God’s will is? According to Jesus, God’s will is that no one should perish. There are
some people that are just not interested in spiritual things—and God is spirit.
We have a spiritual aspect to our lives, too. No denying it. God is especially
interested in children—for they grow up into adults—who are still precious in
His sight. He knows that the sooner one believes, the more likely they are to
keep their faith. The disciples at one point wanted Jesus to send the children
away—and focus on teaching adults, but Jesus blessed and taught the children,
actually admonishing the disciples. Here’s a little of Jesus’ teaching but read
all of Matthew 18 for more of the story.
Take heed that you
do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their
angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. For the Son of Man
has come to save that which was lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred
sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to
the mountains to seek the one that is straying? And if he should find it,
assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the
ninety-nine that did not go astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father
who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Matthew
18:10-14 NKJV
Jesus was submissive to His Father. Remember how He prayed—just
before He was arrested, tried, and then crucified?
Again, a second
time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot
pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done." Matthew 26:42 NKJV
Your will be done. Jesus knew that He was going to
the cross to face an agonizing death—but he obediently did what was expected of
Him. Can we do that? Do what is expected of us by our Heavenly Father? Do we
even know what is expected of us? Search the scriptures for yourself. What is
God’s will for you?
Verse of Salvation ~ (from Paul’s letter to the
Corinthians) Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your
sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you
might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance
leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces
death. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 NKJV
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