Friday October 21st - Psalm 40 - Delighting in His will!

Read Psalm 40-John 3:14-16

The will of God is for everyone to live in such a way as to bring honor and glory to Him.  God has different things in mind for different people.  We must continually stay in His Word so that He can make it clear to us what His will is for us.  We must also be still and know that He is God.  He takes great joy in those who cheerfully do His will.

Steps to understanding God’s will for our lives.

1-  Believe in Christ Jesus- As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; ¹⁵ so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

¹⁶ “For God so loved the world, that He gave His  only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life John 3:14-16

 

2-  God’s will for each believer is to be sanctified           But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation  through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. ¹⁴ It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

 

3-  Apply it to our lives                                                      The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29                                                Do not just take someone’s word, search the scriptures for yourself.                                                                   Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so Acts 17:11 

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; ²⁴ and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, ² Hebrews 10:23-25

 

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. Psalms 40:10

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,

and He turned to me and heard my cry. vs. 1

 

 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him; to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord. Lam. 3:25-26

 While we are waiting we should strengthen ourselves in the Lord through reading His Word and memorizing it, it encourages our hearts! We can rest, because our hope is in Him. He teaches us His truths while we wait for Him. We will see His salvation while we wait silently.          Sometimes the wait is long but be assured that the Lord is good to those who wait for Him.

I would encourage you to keep a journal or even just in your bible the promises that God has kept for you. When you are discouraged and waiting on the Lord go back and see what He has done in your life and your heart will be strengthened in Him.

 How are you delighting in His will?

Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior?

What has the Lord done for you in the past?

 Father, Thy will be done in our lives.  Help us to delight in doing your will.  To be totally surrendered to You in all areas of our lives.  Today help us to keep remembrances of what you have done in our lives and what You are now doing.  Help us not keep it to ourselves but share with others to bring You honor and glory.  Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You.  Lord be magnified!  Ame