Knowing the Will of GodPSALM 143:10 - TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL; FOR THOU ART MY GOD: THY SPIRIT IS GOOD; LEAD ME INTO THE LAND OF UPRIGHTNESS.

Jesus knew the will of His Father – He is our supreme example of following God’s will

John 4:34 - “Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”

Proverbs 21:1 - “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”

Luke 22:42 - “Saying, Father, if thou be willing,remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”

Questions

How will God guide me today to assure my participating in doing His will?

How can I make conscious decisions to obey God’s will every day?

What would my life look like - at this time and in this place – if I were doing God’s will?

Knowing God’s Will

3 Steps to Success

Salvation

Knowing God’s Will

1 Timothy 2: 3-4: For this [is] good and acceptable in thesight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Knowing God’s Will

Steps to Success

Salvation

Sanctification

Knowing God’s Will

I Thes. 4:3-4 - For this is the will of God,[even] your sanctification, that ye shouldabstain from fornication: That every oneof you should know how to possess hisvessel in sanctification and honor.

Living a “set-apart,” consecratedlife – separation fromthe world; holiness

Knowing God’s Will

Steps to Success

Salvation

Sanctification

Surrender

Knowing God’s Will

Romans 12:1 -“I beseech youtherefore, brethren, by themercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,holy, acceptable unto God,which is your reasonable service.”

Living a sanctified, surrendered life!

Knowing God’s Will

Steps to Success

Salvation

Sanctification

Surrender

Knowing God’s Will

“Ye must be born again”

“but ye are washed, ye are sanctified“

“present your bodies a living sacrifice”

You will know (and live) God’s will when you are saved, sanctified (set apart),

and surrendered!It is not a matter of knowing it;

it is a matter of DOING it.So . . .

Psalm 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.“

Genesis 24:27 – “I being in the way, the LORD led me . . .”

True “success” is doing God’s will every day –

and getting great delight in His will is a wonderful bonus!