Numbers
Why is it often difficult to see the fulfillment we can get out of doing God's will rather than our own? It takes great faith to go out into the unknown and trust that God will deliver you. But we can rest on previous experience and knowledge too, that we know God will come through. The entire bible is a testimony to the grace of God, the trustworthiness of God. The Israelites had to make a hard choice: invade a land of enemies and trust that God will prevail, or turn away from God's promised land and not have to face a hard situation. Instead of doing what they did, and turn away, when you're faced with a clear opportunity from God that will bring immense joy and peace, go for it! It may be tough work or take a lot of faith to get to that promise from God, but he'll see you through. He was with the Israelites, even when they ignored him, and they eventually got to where God wanted them to go. He is faithful.
Showing posts with label God's will. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God's will. Show all posts
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
An invitation
Here is an invitation to be part of Jesus's family - "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Matthew 12:50).
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Lord willing
Key verse
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
James
Where's the connection between saying that you will do something, Lord willing, and knowing the good you ought to do and not doing it? In 4:17, James writes "Anyone, then [suggesting a connection between what he previously said], who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins."
Here's something from Barnes' notes:
The particular meaning then would be, "that he who knows what sort of views he should take in regard to the future, and how he should form his plans in view of the uncertainty of life, and still does not do it, but goes on recklessly, forming his plans beastingly and confident of success, is guilty of sin against God." Still, the proposition will admit of a more general application. It is universally true that if a man knows what is right, and does not do it, he is guilty of sin. http://bible.cc/james/4-17.htm
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
James
Where's the connection between saying that you will do something, Lord willing, and knowing the good you ought to do and not doing it? In 4:17, James writes "Anyone, then [suggesting a connection between what he previously said], who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins."
Here's something from Barnes' notes:
The particular meaning then would be, "that he who knows what sort of views he should take in regard to the future, and how he should form his plans in view of the uncertainty of life, and still does not do it, but goes on recklessly, forming his plans beastingly and confident of success, is guilty of sin against God." Still, the proposition will admit of a more general application. It is universally true that if a man knows what is right, and does not do it, he is guilty of sin. http://bible.cc/james/4-17.htm
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