Forgotten Promises Resurrected, John 6:40

John 6:40

“And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Reference:  NKJV Open Bible

God's Will

We know God‘s will through his Word — knowing the will of God must not be thought of merely as finding a certain vocation in life. That aspect represents only a small part of God‘s will. Rather, the will of God is for everyone to live in conformity to his revealed will in His Word.

1. First of all, and most important, the will of God means believing Christ. If we do not take the first step in doing God‘s will, we will not be saved from judgment (Matthew 7:21: 12:50); if we do, we will live forever (1 John 2:17).

   
   

2. Second, there are clear statements of scripture, teaching that God‘s will for every Christian includes sanctification (1 Thess. 4:3), giving thanks to God (1 Thess. 5:18), doing good (1 Peter 2:15), and suffering for doing the right thing (1 Peter 3:17).

   
   

3. Third, the Bible is God’s will, and must be applied to our lives (Deut. 29:29).  This fact involves commands to be obeyed, principles to be followed, prohibitions of things to be avoided, and living examples to be imitated or shunned. An attitude of delightful desire should fill all attempts to do God’s will. (Psalm 40:8).  God takes great joy in those who carefully do his will.

Although the Bible is a complete revelation of God‘s will, there are always decisions we must make that are not covered by specific statements of scripture.  In order to know God’s will, and such instances we must be in fellowship with Lord

(1 John 1:6-7), seek principles from the Word (1 Cor 10:6), obtain advice from godly counselors (Prov. 11:14; 15:22; 24:6), use common sense, and remember that God works through our own minds and desires to do His will (Phil. 2:13).   When none of these principles seem to work, we must simply make the best possible decision, realizing that God will shut the door if it is not His will.  Paul, for example, plan to go to see the Roman Christians, although not knowing if God would actually permit it in His will (Rom. 15:22-32).  In most cases, however, the believer who thoroughly searches the Word will find the basis for an intelligent decision.

May you always walk in the Truth!