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Daily Devotionals
Grace for Today
Colossians 1:9
‘The knowledge of his will’
Read Matthew 12:46-50
How can I know God’s will? When two paths are set before me, both of which are morally right, or two choices are to be considered, neither of them involving sin, how can I know which is the will of God and which is not? For a believer, nothing is more important than the knowledge of God’s will. We know that God’s eternal will, his purpose and decree, that which he has sovereignly predestinated, must be fulfilled. It is immutable and irresistible. It must come to pass (Isaiah 46:9-11). And we know that nothing comes to pass except that which was predestined to come to pass in God’s eternal purpose (Romans 11:36). Yet, it is our responsibility to seek and obey the will of God in our lives day by day (Proverbs 3:5-6). There are some things you can be sure about.
It is the will of God that you trust his Son (John 5:23; 1 John 3:23). This is the plainly revealed will of God. That which he commands, you are responsible to obey. Trust the blood of Christ for the satisfaction of justice on your behalf. Trust his righteousness for all acceptance with God. And trust the rule of his providence in all things.
The will of God is revealed to all who seek it and are willing to do it (Psalms 25:9; Psalms 32:8). God reveals his will to those who seek it by the revelation of his Word, the inner witness of his Spirit and the acts of his providence.
When God reveals his will to you, you will know it (Psalms 86:11). You will not need the counsel of men. You will not need someone else to tell you whether God is directing you. When God, by his Word, his Spirit and his providence tells you to do something, you will know it. God never called anyone to do anything to whom he did not give the confidence and assurance of his will in the matter at hand.
When you know what the will of God is, you must do it (Galatians 1:16; Genesis 22:2; Genesis 22:10). If I am doing the will of God, trusting him, I have no reason to fear man, to fear hell, or to fear failure. God will protect me. God will provide my needs. And God will see the work through.
