Will of God

Most often we question God's will for our lives. If you are like me and often ask this question, I have some really good news for you. I have discovered the answer in black in white.

The answer is found in 1 Thessalonians 4 & Romans 12 

In 1 Thess. 4:3 The Spirit says through Paul "For this is the will of God, your sanctification..." and in 4:7-8 "For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. So, he who rejects (sanctification) is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you."

Here we quickly discover that sanctification is contrary to impurity. Actually sanctification speaks of being set apart to holiness. Rejecting a pursuit of holiness or sanctification is a rejection of God and the work of the Holy Spirit in your life. 

God declared "You shall be holy for I am holy!" This will never be accomplished by our efforts alone. We need the Holy Spirit to lead, guide and immerse us in the truth of God. It is the truth found in the Scriptures that is able to transform and conform us into the image of Christ Jesus our Lord. 

In Romans 12:2 the Spirit says through Paul "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good & acceptable and perfect."

This is a peculiar verse. Here we learn that we can't transform ourselves, but rather we need to be transformed. We are transformed by the work of the Spirit as we turn our eyes to the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit is the One who inspired them,  illumines them, and uses them to transform us in such a way that we look more and more like Jesus each day. God's power, Spirit, and word are given to us that we might be holy.

This is God's will for you...Be like Jesus! Don't reject God's will or His Spirit, but rather prayerfully read God's Word. Ask His Spirit to chip away the old man that wants to be conformed to the world and ask Him to transform you into the image of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. To Him be the glory!