On Knowing the Will of God - Dr. A.W. Tozer Devotional
One of the problems most frequently encountered by
serious-minded Christians is how to discover the will of God in a given
situation. This is not a small matter. To countless thousands of Christians it
is vitally important. Their peace of heart depends upon knowing that God is
actually guiding them, and their failure to be sure that He is destroys their
inward tranquility and fills them with uncertainty and fear. They must get help
if they are to regain their confidence.
Here is a modest effort to provide some help. First, it
is absolutely essential that we be completely dedicated to Gods high honor and
surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. God will not lead us except for
His own glory and He cannot lead us if we resist His will. The shepherd cannot
lead a stubborn sheep. The evil practice of using God must be abandoned.
Instead of trying to employ God to achieve our ends we must submit ourselves
joyously to God and let Him work through us to achieve His own ends.
Verse - Matthew
26:39
Going a
little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, My Father, if
it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.
Thought
Have
you ever tried to use God? Have you attempted to persuade Him to do your will
rather than you doing His? To know His will we must be fully committed
to do it!
Prayer
Lord,
You were fully committed to do the will of the Father, costly as it was. By
Your Spirit strengthen within me the resolve to do Your will no matter the
cost.
How To Know The Will
Of God For My Life
George Muller
1. I seek to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own
in a given matter. When we are ready to do the Lord's will—whatever it may
be—nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome.
2. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple
impression. If I do so, I make myself
liable to great delusions.
3. I seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with,
God's Word. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit
alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy
Spirit guides us, He will do it according to the Scriptures, never contrary to
them.
4. Next I take into account providential circumstances. These often plainly
indicate God's will in connection with His Word and Spirit.
5. I ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me.
6. Thus, through prayer, the study of the Word and reflection, I come to a
deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge. If my
mind is thus at peace and continues so after two or three more petitions, I
proceed accordingly. I have found this method always effective in trivial or
important issues.
Dr. A.W. Tozer
It is essential that we be completely
dedicated to God's high honor and surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
God will not lead us except for His own glory and He cannot lead us if we
resist His will. The shepherd cannot lead a stubborn sheep. The evil practice
of using God must be abandoned. We must submit ourselves joyously to God and
let Him work through us to achieve His own ends.
Now, granted that we are wholly committed to
God with full intent to obey Him, we may expect actually to be led by Him. The
Scriptures that teach this are many, such as Proverbs 3:5,6. It only remains for us to
believe they mean what they say. The choices that we make from day to day
involve only four kinds of things:
· Those concerning which God has said an
emphatic "no."
· Those about which He has said an
equally emphatic "yes."
· Those concerning which He wants us to
consult our own sanctified preferences.
· Those few matters which require
special guidance from the Lord to prevent us from making serious mistakes.
Put this down as an unfailing rule: Never
seek the leading of the Lord concerning an act that is forbidden in God's Word.
To do so is to convict ourselves of insincerity.
Prayerfully - consider these things with me.
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