Thy Will Be Done

Read Job 25

Read 1 Kings 1

How many times in Scripture do we see man try to take matters into his own hands, only to discover that God had a different plan? That's a rhetorical question - I don't know the answer! But I think it is somewhere in the range of "a lot"

Adonijah thinks that he can make himself king. He even gets some of David's trusted supporters to back him up. But it's not God's plan. But it doesn't seem like anyone cares. We don't see anyone inquiring of the Lord. Maybe they thought that because they had a priest in support that they were OK with God. They certainly didn't ask David what his will was. They saw an opportunity and they seized it.

As it turns out, David makes Solomon king, and Adonijah is forced to beg for mercy (which he receives, although we will see Adonijah incur Solomon's wrath before too long).

Man likes to take things into his own hands. We like to look out for #1 (the self) and do what we need to do to get ahead and get what we want. It is too easy not to inquire of the Lord. It is too easy to just assume we are right with God and are going according to his plan. It is too easy not to consult other Christian people. It is too easy to decide what we want, how we want to get it, and then to go after it regardless of consequences.

It is hard to pray, "Thy will be done," yet, that's exactly what Jesus teaches us to pray. We are to seek the Lord's Will, search the Scriptures daily, place our trust in God and God's perfect timing, and live for the Lord while we are waiting for life (and the answers!) to unfold in front of us. Sometimes we won't even see God's Will until we are looking into our past. But God does have a Will for you. God is acting for the good of you and others who love him. God will thwart plans that run contrary to his Will. And God will also carry us through.

I guess that's why we need to rejoice in his forgiveness and love today. We try to go our own way (selfishly wandering like sheep), but God has laid the guilt of that sin upon his Suffering Servant, Jesus Christ. By Jesus' wounds we have healing. Forgiveness for our wandering and strength to walk in God's ways.

Let us pray to him, trust in him, and allow him to guide our lives. Let his Word direct your lives. And even when God's Will makes you uncomfortable for a time, remember to rejoice, because it also leads us to green pastures and quiet waters.

Thanks be to God!

Pray:'

Our Father
Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Study with me tomorrow,

Pastor Jon

Soli Deo Gloria!