Doing God’s WillSpeaker: Sis. Stella Dhinakaran Gist: When you do God’s will, He shall honour and exalt you before the angels in Heaven as well as before the people on earth. Beloved! We were born into this world to do the will of the Father. An exemplary example of a person who did the will of the Father was Jesus Christ. He was the Son of God who came into this world to do the will of the Father to redeem mankind from sin. Jesus Christ said, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.” “I have come to do my Father’s will” (John 4:34; John 6:38).
Doing the Father’s will was food and drink to Jesus Christ. Even when He was in the Garden of Gethsemane before being betrayed to be crucified, He was travailing in prayer. The mental agony was too much to bear. He poured out His agony to the Father and said, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will" (Matthew 26: 39).
Though He knew pretty well the great sufferings and humiliation He would go through and that the Father would certainly remove the cup if He asked for it, He (Jesus) resolved to do the will of the Father. In John 19:30, the Bible says that Jesus Christ was hanging on the cross in excruciating agony and pain and was bleeding. He took our sufferings on the cross and His last words, “It is finished!” reveal satisfaction in fulfilling the will of God. Father God honoured Jesus Christ for fulfilling His will by exalting His (the name of Jesus) name in Heaven and earth.
Similarly, when we fulfill the will of the Father, He will honour and exalt us before the angels in Heaven as well as before the people on earth.
In the Bible we see that Paul had a divine encounter with the Lord on his way to Damascus and he asked Him, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” The Lord instructed him what had to be done and Paul knew the divine plan that he would have to suffer for the sake of the Gospel. He zealously fulfilled the will of God. That was why he was able to say, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).
Dear friend, the Lord urges us to do the will of God. “For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).
When we do the will of God, God will honour and exalt us. Peace, joy and blessings will abound in our lives.
Prayer:
Loving Heavenly Father,
Help me to do Your will. Father, You sent Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ to this world to set us free from sin. You used Apostle Paul to spread the Gospel to the early churches and used him to speak to us through Your word. Use me for Your glory. Give me grace to stay strong in fulfilling Your will and to be a mighty witness for You. Father, let my life be a sweet fragrance bringing glory to Your name. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
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