As you study the Word
of God, it becomes very clear that the problem in regard to God’s will is not
in knowing it, but in doing it.
Adam and Eve, Cain,
and Jonah all knew God’s will but failed to obey it. Time doesn’t permit us to tell about Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, and many others who at one point knew God’s will, but failed to
obey it.
Donald Grey Barnhouse
tells the following in regard to God’s will:
“One day, one of my
children came out of the dining room with me and walked along to my study. There was a question about what was to be
done in a certain matter. As I sat down
at my desk I gave a clear and detailed answer.
My child hesitated, then broke in with a question. I kept on at my work without looking
up.”
“‘But, Daddy…’ the
child insisted, and phrased the matter in another way.
“Mother came along to
find out what the delay was in fulfilling the command.
“The child answered,
‘I am trying to find out what Daddy wants me to do.’
“At this point I broke
in: ‘No.
You are not trying to find out what I want you to do. You are trying to find out if you can make me
relent on the conditions so that you will be able to do what you want to do
instead of doing what you know we want you to do. Now go and do it immediately.’”
What to do:
✞ It is not just knowing God’s will that produces joy, it is doing God’s will.
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