God’s Will - Part 1

God’s will. What is it and how do we find it?  I mentioned in a video a couple of weeks ago that there are really two aspects to God’s will. First, there is a corporate aspect that God has a will for all Christians to follow. Second, God has a specific will for our lives as individuals. I can’t help you with the second one (that’s between you and God), but I can help you with the first one.

God lays out specific actions for the lives of His children that he wants us to perform. We find at least seven of these in the New Testament. Over the course of this week we will look into what God’s will for our lives as Christians should be based upon His Word and not our own opinions.

The first will God has for our lives can be found in 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7.  “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.  For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.”

Isn’t it awesome that the beginning of verse three actually tells us that what is following is the actual will of God!  How can we get that wrong?  Sadly, we do get it wrong because our will of selfishness fights against the pure and perfect will of God. However, we are instructed to live holy lives, controlling our own bodies from committing sexual immorality and not acting like the unsaved world acts.

Why should we take this seriously?  Because God has called us to holiness and not to lives of impurity. That is the first will God has for your life: Be holy because God is holy. How can we preach of a holy God if we are not trying to live holy lives?

Have a great day and God bless.