Luke 16:10
Greetings internet campus! I have prayed for you all in your search for God's will. For today's devotion...and for the next few days...I will be posting a study I found on Biblehelp.org. It has greatly benefited me in my search for God's will and I hope it does the same for you. Essentially, there are 5 steps to finding the will of God for your life...This morning - Step One
Step 1: Be obedient to what God has already shown you.
The first thing we should do is become obedient to the obvious things, the things we know we should already be doing. These are the commonsense things clearly spelled out in the Bible. For example, we know we should not lie, cheat or steal. We cannot expect God to reveal more to us when we haven’t followed what He has already shown us.
Before God gives you direction in the "important" things, you must first be obedient with the small things he has already shown you. This is the area where most of us Christians fail. We don’t realize God has already revealed His desire for us in so many areas. If we are not obedient with the small tasks, how can we be trusted with the larger tasks?
Probably most Christians feel they are already obedient to the basic things God has shown them. Yet, in reality, many of us fall short. For example, do we always speak the truth or do we sometimes conveniently leave out vital information to mislead someone? Are we completely truthful when we fill out our tax returns? Do we report errors when mistakes have been made in our favor, such as being given too much change? Do we obey the laws of the land, such as speed limits? Do we tithe?
When we are at work, do we give our employers their money’s worth or do we take extended coffee breaks and make personal calls on company time? How do we treat our mates? Is the time and attention we give our family honoring to God or does our work or ministry command a higher priority? How is your thought life?
The list could go on and on, but I think you get the point. We must be faithful with what we already have. Obviously, because of our fallen nature, being perfect in these areas is an impossibility. Yet, to the extent we are faithful to what He has shown us, He will reveal more of His will.
Here's my question for today...How obedient are we to what we already know God wants for out lives? It is when we answer this question honestly that we take our first steps toward discovering God's will. Until tomorrow...
Pastor Brian
1 comment:
These are some tough questions we must ask ourselves. I think that sometimes we take these things as "not that important" and want God to move on to the bigger, more exciting, and more important things in life. What Luke 16:10 tells us is that all of these things are of equal importance. God wants to see how we handle the stuff that we think may be small and unimportant, so He will know what we will do with the big stuff.
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