DO WE UNDERSTAND
Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:17 NKJ)
Well it is obvious that we do understand and see in part, but it is even more obvious that we need understanding and the empowerment of God to perform His will.
Ephesians 4:32 tells us to be kind to one another. There are a lot of unkind words flying around right now. Will that change after the election? Will hatred stop? Will the virus go away? How will we act? What are our plans?
The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Only God is good! That is what Jesus said. Our only goodness comes through Him. Only God is righteous and we get our righteousness through Him. He is the truth. In Him we stand in truth. We all have a ways to go.
I know that some could care less what God wants. To those who do not care, I say that the main thing God wants is you. He does not drop you because you do not care about Him. Take comfort in that.
To those who desire to be found faithful when Christ returns; let’s do it. Let’s not be unwise. Let’s seek the Lord for understanding of His will. First and foremost, we need to understand what He wants for our personal lives. Let’s plan to manifest what He has put in us.
If we have been less than what we know He desires; let’s repent. God forgive me for all my thoughts and words that are far beneath what you have put in me. I am sorry for falling short of your glory. Thank you for forgiving me.. Now help me to move forward in your ways.
So now we are set to move forward. My part is up to me. I was thinking this morning that it would be best if God just imposed His will on me and the world. One day He will, but for now, He has spoken it and it stands ready to go. It is like a program idling in the background ready to jump into action. We all have the ability in the Holy Spirit to click on it. We can open it and display it. We can also close it if we are done with it. The thing is it is never supposed to be closed. Oh it would be great if God worked like a pesky pop up that just won’t go away, but He is not that way. The devil on the other hand, not only pops up but he does his best to keep us from finding the place to close it out and jumps from one to another in hopes that we give up.
God is greater. Understand that! He is greater! He is able and He is willing. Are we willing to put Him above everything else and walk in His will and ways. Make a decision today that nothing is going to change your desire to walk with and trust the Lord. It is not about His will for an election, it is about His will for our lives. Lord, heal our land. We turn from our ways. We humble ourselves and pray. We seek your face. We give you thanks. We give you honor. We give you praise. In Jesus Name, Amen.