How to Know the Will of God
What do you normally think about when you want to know the will of God?
Where do I go to college? Who do I marry? Do I buy this house? Move here/there? Take this
job or the other? These all have to do with the material, the physical world.
Here’s what it should be first. Do the will of God in these areas and the other physical things
will become clear.
God’s will is that all be saved – none should perish.
Matthew 18:14 – “even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heaven that any of these
little ones should perish.”
Matthew 28:19 – “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things
that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”
Romans 10:14 - ..and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how
shall they hear without a preacher?”...
God’s will is for us to tell of His love.
God’s will for you is to put on Christ
Romans 13:14 – “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill
its lusts.”
Vs 12 - : Cast of works of darkness, put on an armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the day,
not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.”
1 Corinthians 13: 4-6 – “Love suffers long and is kind, love does not parade itself, is not puffed
up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not
rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth: bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.”
God’s will is that you be sanctified
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Sanctification – the verb form, sanctify – is to set apart for special use, or purpose – to make
holy or sacred… process of being set apart, being made holy – ultimately, only God covers you
with the blood of Jesus that makes you righteous, holy… but we are to walk, act, think holiness.
Sanctification begins at being saved and ends at going to heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 – “For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain
from sexual immorality.
God’s will is that we increase in become wise or gaining wisdom
Proverbs 1:5 – “A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will
attain wise counsel.”
Proverbs 1:7a - ..”the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and wisdom.”
Proverbs 1:23 – “sure I will pour out my spirit on you.. I will make known my word to you.”
James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives liberally and it will be
given to him.”
Ecclesiastes 1:13 – “And I (Solomon) will set my heart to seek and search out wisdom
concerning all that is done under heaven.”
God’s will is that we serve Him with our gifts
Romans 12:6 – “Having then gifts differing according to the grace given us, let us use them.”
Read Romans 12:6-8
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Read…
Gods will is that we rejoice-give thanks
1 Thessalonians 4:16 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this
is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Read:
Romans 12:6-8
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Thessalonians 4:16