The Word - March 26, 2012 - THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL

"For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Colossians 1:9).

I am sure you will all agree that every true spiritual believer will earnestly desire to know, and do, the will of God. It is my earnest prayer that you all indeed may "be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding."

Sad to say, however, the vast majority of believers reading this teaching devotional will think only in terms of God's will for their life in some specific circumstance. Don't misunderstand this Scripture, when Paul prays for the Colossians, what he wrote does not refer in any way to God's will in any given situation, but to His long hidden purpose and program.

He speaks of it in Ephesians 1:9: "Having made known unto us The Mystery Of His Will, according to His good pleasure which He has purposed in Himself." And again, in Ephesians 5:15-17: "Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
Romans 12:2 warns us, "Do not copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and PLEASING AND PERFECT."