With
my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! Psalm 119:10 ESV
For
I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who
sent me. John 6:38 ESV
Jesus came to the earth to live as a human
and do the will of God. He loved the
Father and delighted in doing the Father’s will. This was the source of Jesus’ joy, peace,
love, hope and goodness as he lived on earth.
If we want to enjoy life (Doesn’t everyone?) and live it with purpose,
our best hope is to follow this path of Jesus in doing God's will.
It should be clearly understood however, that
if we are intent on doing God’s will like Jesus was, we will also face
opposition like Jesus did. We have a
very real enemy, which Peter described as a roaring lion that prowls around
seeking for someone to devour. He seeks
to devour us by luring us with temptation and
by deceiving others into opposing
us.
People often pray for protection as they
travel or for health just for sake of being safe and healthy. Have you ever prayed for safety and health SO
you can do God’s will effectively? Have
you ever asked your Heavenly Father to lead you away from temptation so that
you can succeed in doing God’s will?
This week, pray the last phrase of the Lord’s prayer, “Lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil”, every morning, and even other times
throughout the day. If this becomes a
regular practice in your life, you will discover that your desire to do God’s will
will increase and so will
your strength to resist temptation.
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