Understanding God’s Will

Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 5:15–17 (day five)

This is a good passage to help us examine our understanding of God and the motivation of our heart. If we believe God has a different “will” for each of us, then we endlessly seek after a mysterious plan that we often are unsure of. We must discern WHO Yahweh is. His Sovereign Will is evident in His CHARACTER and His MISSION.

The Most High God is a MISSIONARY God. God is a Holy, Just, and Omnipotent God. We would do well to study the characteristics of our Creator. From Scripture we learn that everything He does is to accomplish the following:

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.”
Psalms 67:1-4

God’s Mission is to:

1. Make His ways (and Name) known on earth
2. His salvation among all nations (peoples)
3. Have all the peoples praise Him

This is phrased a different way in the first chapter of Malachi:

“‘My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,’” says the Lord Almighty.”
Malachi 1:11

Yahweh’s will is that His Name would be great among the peoples of the world and they would bring Him the offerings He deserves.

This is how we live and walk wisely. We understand that ALL of us who call upon the name of Jesus are a part of God’s Mission. This means you should use your resources to seek first God’s Kingdom and His Righteousness. We are unwise when we think our money, time, and resources are personal for our own personal kingdoms. If we are not investing in the work of reaching a world who has never heard of God’s salvation through Jesus, then we are not making the most of every opportunity. The days are short and evil. Jesus is coming again soon. Will you be about the Father’s business or will you be found unfaithful to His Mission?