The Will Of God

Every man born into this world is destined for one of two places in eternity, viz., heaven or hell. Every individual lives in a unique world of his own, defined by his locality, family, society, customs and so on. His life is precisely a long and tedious journey in this world, from the womb to the tomb. Each time he is at a junction in his journey, he pauses to make a decision. His final destination is dependent on the choices he makes during his journey.

In general, a man's journey in life can be divided into two phases - (a) the first phase is the period prior to his salvation, beginning from his birth and (b) the second phase from salvation to the day of his death or the Rapture. A man may or may not enter the second phase, and it is this that decides his eternity. The vast majority of people in this world are still in the first phase, which leads to eternal death, which is eternal separation from God. The Bible calls it ‘the way which seemeth right unto a man’ (Prov.14:12). However, the second phase is a choice thrown open to every man. A man makes the right choice for his life when he enters the second phase by accepting Christ as his personal Saviour. Here he discovers a new path in his world that leads him in a new direction. It is narrow, rough and scarce discovered, but it leads to eternal life. This new road is called ‘The will of God’.

This road is not as easy to traverse as the earlier roads. He needs a road map - the Word of God. Man cannot use his intellect to read and understand this road map. He needs the Spirit of God to work for him as his senses. The individual has to be careful in marking his steps, and make his decisions with discretion.

There are two aspects to the will of God - (1) the will of God which is common to every man and (2) the will of God which varies from individual to individual. In Biblical terms, these aspects are called ‘the revealed will of God’ and ‘the good and acceptable and perfect will of God’, respectively.

Dear Reader, pause to make a major decision in your life as two options stand before you - to be in the will of God or outside it. There are a couple of important things you must remember - (1) there is just one person who can travel along the way of the will of God concerning you, and that is YOU. No one else can take your place and (2) there is none to accompany you all the way to the end ... besides Jesus.

“The world passeth away ... but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.”

(to be continued)

[Taken from 'The Will Of God' of 'The Pentecostal Mission ']