Understand what the will of the Lord is!

St. Paul advises us “to understand what the will of the Lord is” because mere belief of the existence of God is not enough for a believer. It is equally important to understand His will and do accordingly. A believer’s life will be harmed if, among other things, he:

Faith is not enough for a believer and he should translate His confession of God’s existence in to work. James 4:14-17. Israel exhibited their commitment in various ways like fasting. They have, however, failed to please God for their commitment was divorced from the will of God. Is. 58:2-12. St. Paul who has attained the pinnacle of Holiness for he managed to be called a Rock the Gates of Hades cannot beat- was also reprimanded by the Lord when he deviated from the Lord’s will. Mat.16:16-23. Israel who took pride in descending form Abraham has been bluntly told that such a claim, devoid of works, was immaterial. The will of the Lord was for them to do the work of Abraham and not brag in their lineage. Jn. 8:31-40.

Through people, scriptures or other mechanisms, we could come to understand God’s will. It is a sin not to understand His will. Equally grave is the sin of not living up to the will he understands. This is transforming knowledge into work. James 1:22-25. How pleasing to the Lord is for a believer to work according to God’s will is shown in a parable of two children of whom one is obedient whereas the other acted in utter insubordination. Mat. 21:28-32.

Here we see that to give a word and not to fulfill it is a sin. To be pleasantly obedient to God, one has to swiftly to action when he is ordered to. This is what saul later St. Paul, did when asked to leave aside his filthy life of harassing Christ. Acts. 9:6.

God’s will is for believers to divorce themselves from the world’s will. A change in the heart to wards this goal is desirable. Romans 12:2. Noah was praiseworthy because he was found clean amidst a sinful generation. Gen. 6:8.
 St. Paul has also praised him since Noah has through belief acted to save him from the imminent flood. Heb. 11:7.
 Faith plus work is what God desires. James 2:14-17. Thus, let’s, live in faith and work which cumulatively makes up the will of the Lord. It is this full-fledged life of a Christian that is trusted to be rewarded in heaven. Amen!           

May God Bless us, Amen.