The Mysterious Will of God (Cont’d)

 Scripture: Ephesians 1: 9  

In this series of our Quiet Time, we shall examine the art of hearing from God so that we may walk in His Perfect Will for us all the days of our lives. The Perfect Will of God creates positive outcomes in our lives as believers.

 “Having made known unto us THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself”.

Ephesians 1: 9

The perfect will of God is mysterious, to say the least. Following the will of God can make you look odd and weird. But you will not shy away from the perfect will of God if you understand that the will of God is essentially mysterious in its nature.

1.      The mystery that doing nothing on God’s instructions, can give you greater results than doing something  

Mysteriously, the perfect will of God can mean that you should stay put and do nothing. It is difficult to do nothing when you are full of life and energy. The mysterious will of God is shown by David’s obedience to not build the temple.

By obeying God and doing nothing to build a temple, he allowed his son to build the world-famous Solomon’s temple. Up until today, the building that David did not build forms part of the news and is a major focus of world history. Is it not amazing how great things can be accomplished by doing nothing when God says “ do nothing?”

“And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in”.

1 Chronicles 17: 3-4

 

2.      The mystery that losing can lead to gaining

“ For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it”.

Mathew 16: 25  

Anyone who wants to gain something does everything he can to prevent himself from losing. Yet, here comes Jesus declaring that losing your life is the way to gaining it. How much more mysterious can the will of God be?

3.      The mystery that doing the will of God makes you close to God

Anyone who does the will of God becomes close to the Lord. I once spoke to a brother who was worried that he would not see me because I was sending him to a faraway country. I said to him, “I have noticed that people who go on the mission field are closer to me than those who stay back home”. I often wondered why I became closer to people who were far away. The answer is simple. They were doing what I had asked them to do. You always become closer to somebody who is doing what you want.

Jesus said, “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother!” Mark 3:35, NASB

 

Credits: Excerpts from

Art of Hearing

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Beryl23 June 2023 at 03:05

    May God grant me the grace to do His will always.

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  2. Ãm Çliffé23 June 2023 at 03:17

    Lord let this special grace that will cause me to walk in Your will under any circumstance and event come upon me in Jesus name, Ameeen 🙏

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  3. Chesang'23 June 2023 at 06:12

    God grant me the grace to do Your Will no matter how mysterious it may seem to be.

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  4. opudos23 June 2023 at 06:58

    You always become closer to somebody who is doing what you want

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  5. Vivian Atieno23 June 2023 at 07:02

    Walking into the mysterious will of God requires a faithful and obedient heart,,Oh God help me to trust and obey your will and not my will in Jesus name amen 🙏

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  6. agnesmugo550@gmail.com23 June 2023 at 07:03

    Lord help me to do your will in any circumstances.

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  7. Emily Nelima23 June 2023 at 07:55

    Father help me to do your will in Jesus mighty name. Amen

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  8. Abednego25 June 2023 at 13:02

    Amen

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