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Show KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD I Thessalonians 5:18 One of the most is that we fascinating things about us a human beings want to know. We want to know what makes the world turn. We want to know why the moon grows We want to know where the wind comes and fails. from. We want to know what makes trees green and grass wither. We want to know how it is that the wicked prosper and the want to know how a black why people get sick and die. cow can makes yellow butter. us eat green grass and good suffer. We We want to know give white milk that We just want to know. My parents taught that if you want to know the real deal get it from the horses mouth. All the he-said, she-said So this is mistake about will for our tells how us a message on hear-say is not knowing the will trustworthy, of God. Make no it, God does not want us to be ignorant about His lives. He wants we can us fulfilled. So, He know His will for us. Allow me, my sisters and my brothers to lift up two principles that will to know and be cause us to or three of the simply and clear know the will of God. 1 First, the Apostle Paul tells us, "This is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality." (I Thessalonians 4:3) you apart as a child of God In other words, what will set following in the Masters footsteps is that you will act differently and behave properly in you sexual practices. There is nothing wrong with this the wrong is when you act of control like a loose immorally. The easy wreck. is being and out anytime. Immorality is like, a bullet bike. If you don't control it, you will It hurts others and fills learn how to problem must hold ourselves back from we it because it is outside of the will of God. car or a given nature, cannon--firing off anywhere Although immorality is power God discipline us with and control moderation in that which is raw guilt. You have to yourself. Genuine control is right and abstinence in that which is wrong_ Second, Peter who walked on the water with Jesus reminds us, "This is the will of God, that silence the can ignorance argue with by doing good you may put to of foolish men." doing good. In fact, 2 (I Peter 2: 15) Nobody even ignorant and foolish men are put to silence when we carry doing good. No matter how much pleased only when we out the will of God we gain by doing evil, God do that which is good. say but what you do that will make those who hush It is not what you speak foolishly our text calls to our attention, "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for Thessalonians you." (I 5:18). Stop your complaining and fault-finding. Be thankful for what you have and God will bless you. Him for the little everything earned you is .. Thirdly, for by things as well even the big things. Thank Him those that you think you worked for and yourself. Thank Him for all the you have and all that are. When you have thanked Him for all of that, then thank Him for Christ Jesus is, what He did, what He is doing, and what He will do. He is the suffered and died but rose intercession for you and He is as Thank Only Begotten Son of God. He again from the grave. me at the He is right hand of God. coming back again to take us to rest One day and reward. And when He comes, I want to be found in the Will of God. 3 making |
