The will of God

Call to Prayer

Title: The will of God

By: Simon Maina Nuhu

Date: 11.02.2023

”Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5;14).

The will of God is the center of all God’s abilities; it substantiates His integrity, mercy, honor, glory, sovereignty, grace, power, authority, and dominion. It is the bond of God’s principle of operation with all things; living and nonliving, visible or invisible, human or Angels, heaven or earth. There is no searching for His secret outside His willful desire. Now, therefore, it is crucial we learn that God works with only His will, although the will varies significantly in the mode of execution with individuals, location/territory, collective groups, etc. The will of God is not one, it functions in diverse ways, meaning, there is a will of God for a specified purpose, there is God’s will in Heaven, there is His will for Earth, there is His will for nations,(Matthew 6:10) there is His will for groups (family, community), there is His will for a particular generation, He also has a will for every person, and there is a general will of God for all, and that will is for every soul to be saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4). His will is not necessarily static but dynamic.

Even though God Has given us the right to make choices or have our own will (permissive will), He does that because it pleases Him that His image/likeness (humans) should be able to demonstrate the ability of His nature, nonetheless, He is aware of the consequence of such exalted privilege given to man. We need to take note that, there is a will of God for our daily activities, for instance, the food we eat, the job we have, our relationship with people, our taste, where we go, etc, in fact, as insignificant as we think it is, God is interested in even our choice of colors, our appetite, sense of smell. We just limit His will to ceremonial or formal affairs of our life like marriage, family and political conditions, or destiny-deciding moments of our life.

Dear co-heirs with Christ, it is paramount we understand that God works only with His will, it is His manual of dealing with all things, sometimes the ‘will’ comes through the word, through knowledge, through prayer, and encounters. The secret behind the breakthrough of the Devil sometimes on believers, is simply taking them outside the will of God. All the Devil needs to do in order to defeat even believers, is to drag them outside the will of God; as there is no assurance, guarantee, or certainty of immunity outside the will of God. We become vulnerable to all kinds of danger outside His will.

Despite us having our own desires, we should always bear in mind that His Will must always prevail above everything. we should endeavor to seek His counsel first before doing anything. It is better and wiser to submit in total obedience to His will as He knows the end from the beginning, we need to partner with Him, in order to fulfil our individual earthly assignment(s).

Prayer point:

Let’s thank God for the word and also ask Him to help us seek His will in all that we do.