KNOWING GOD’S WILL

RBT: 1 CORINTHIANS 10-13
TEXT: ROMANS 12:1-2; 9-21
HYMN: BH 443: IN CHRIST, THERE IS NO EAST

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is:- His good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2, NIV
How can I know the will of God? How can I know God’s purpose for my life? Does God really have a master plan for my life? If yes, how can I discover it? These are some of the age-long questions that believers often asked about God’s will. How then can we know God’s will?
One condition for knowing God’s will as seen in today’s text is renewing our mind. God has made enough provision for His children to know His will, which is clearly stated in the Bible. One way to renew our mind daily is to spend time in God’s word. As the manual for our faith, it is sufficient to guide believers to knowing God’s expectations. In today’s text, Apostle Paul listed some expectations of God to us. Part of God’s will is for believers to love sincerely, to keep being fervent spiritually, to be faithful in prayers, to endure trials and persecution while blessing our persecutors. He added that believers who have been transformed would not revenge, be proud, curse but trust God to repay everyone’s actions as they decide to overcome evil with good.
Our knowledge of God’s wills is dependent on much of time we spend on God’s word. We become transformed when we devote time for the word of God, prayer, meditation and worship. God does not want you to simply know His will; He wants you to do His will. Closeness and conscious effort to understand God’s word is a sure way to know God’s mind for daily living.

WISDOM: 

A renewed mind knows the will of God.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 

Do you know God’s will for your life?

FOLLOW-UP ACTION:

 Meditate more on God’s word to renew your mind.

PRAYER:

O Lord, I receive more grace to think and live by Your words daily.
Father, grant me grace to discern and do Your will in the remaining days of the year.

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