“God’s Will for My Life, Or, My Life for God’s Will?”
“God’s Will for My Life, Or, My Life for God’s Will?”
” … that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2b
As Christians, especially when we are young and
launching out on our own, we ask, “What is God’s will for my
life?” That’s a good question to ask, but while considering
what God wants me to do, maybe I should consider what He
wants done. This is not difficult to learn; it is spelled out
clearly in our Bible. He wants every creature to hear the
Gospel (Mark 16:16). He wants us to evangelize all people
groups, baptize believers, and then teach them all things that
He has commanded (Matt. 28:19-20). God wants no one to go
to Hell (II Peter 3:9). God wants no one ignorant of the truth,
and He desires all to be saved (I Tim. 2:4). He wants all
sinners, everywhere to repent; in fact, God demands it (Acts
17:30). We know that Christ’s death on the cross makes God’s
will possible, that God’s will is only accomplished as people
hear the Gospel, and that His truth goes only where men take
it. Nothing happens until the Gospel gets there!
So, knowing what God wants done, shouldn’t I consider
first investing my life in getting the Gospel to where it has not
gone? Jesus did not request prayer for more plumbers, pilots,
politicians, painters or programmers. The world can supply
plenty of those. He said to pray for more missionaries (Matt.
9:38). So, if I’m seeking God’s will for my life, I should give
serious thought to the mission field. Instead of looking for
God’s will for my life, I should surrender my life to God’s will.
-R.C.
Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread” March 13, 2023 devotional by author DR. REX COBB, Baptist Bible Translators, Bowie, TX. With permission from Tim Green, editor Baptist Bread.
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