THURSDAY April 18, 2024

The Mystery of God’s Will

...having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.
Ephesians 1:9-10

As believers, we have knowledge of God’s perfect will. His perfect will is for you to be saved through the knowledge of salvation found only in Christ Jesus. The mystery of salvation was once hidden, but we now see God’s plan of salvation clearly in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” God has made a way for us to have a personal relationship with Him.

As a Christian, you have received God’s salvation, been delivered from sin and darkness, and become a child of the light. God’s perfect will is that your life would be used for His glory. This is when I often hear Christians say, “I do not know what the will of God is for my life.” This seems to be one of the hardest things for Christians to find. What is God’s perfect will? Well, if you want to know God’s perfect will, it is found in Romans 12:1-2:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

God desires that you would be in the center of His will. He wants to use you, bless you, and move you forward into His plan for your life. When you are in God’s perfect will, you have peace; there is no striving. In His wisdom, you will be led to see His perfect will in your education, dating, marriage, family and work. If you fail to be aligned with His perfect will, you will have confusion, strife and unhappiness. You will be unsatisfied as you search and seek for something that is not there. His will is revealed through seeking God in prayer and having confirmation through His Word.

Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures.
~Jerry Bridges~

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