THE FATHER'S WILL

READ MATTHEW 7:21-8:13

"NOT EVERYONE....WILL ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN,BUT ONLY HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER"(MATTHEW 7:21)

MANY CHRISTIANS HAVE FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT GOD'S WILL FOR THEIR LIVES. BUT HE DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE COMPLICATED OR SCARY FOR US.

THE FIRST STEP IN DOING THE FATHER'S WILL IS TO BELIEVE THAT HE LOVED US SO MUCH HE SENT HS ONLY SON TO DIE FOR OUR SINS. THE NEXT STEP IS HUMBLY RECEIVING THE GIFT OF SALVATION AVAILABLE ONLY THROUG THE RISEN CHRIST. THEN, HIS WILL IS FOR US TO TURN AWAY FROM A SINFUL LIFESTYLE AND BEGIN ALIFELONG PROCESS OF DEPENDING ON HIM TO HELP US BECOME MORE LIKE JESUS.

OUR FATHER'S WILL IS THAT WE LOVE HIM ENOUGH TO OBEY HIM. WE EXPRESS OUR LOVE BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT HIM, TALKING TO HIM OFTEN, ASKING FOR HIS DIRECTION,PRAISING HIS CHARACTER, EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE, AND SERVING HIM AS HE LEADS US TO HELP OTHERS. IT MEANS HONORING HIM BY WHAT WE THINK, SAY AND DO. IT MEAN'S SINCERELY CONFESSING OUR FAILURES TO HIM.

PRAYER  SUGGESTION:   FATHER, HELP ME SEE WHEN I AM STRAYING FROM YOUR WILL AND HELP ME RETURN TO THAT PLACE OF OBEDIENCE.