Covenant Keepers – Part 2 : Walking in His Will

Picking up Michael's message where we left off yesterday: When the highest court of our land defines good as evil and evil as good, we should subject our hearts not to the world's authority, but to God's authority. The adversary rarely shows his true colors, but when our country advocates that which the holy Word of God clearly states as Sin, this reveals evil in its true form ... for the thief cometh not but for to steal, to kill and to destroy. In contrast, Jesus Christ came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.

If God is eternally omniscient, then his omniscience had a causative effect.  This is the decreed will of God according to the Word of God. What was the causative effect of Jesus' death and resurrection? Jesus' agony in the Garden of Gethsemane was not about his suffering and torture. When Jesus said "Let this cup pass from me," He was praying about being separated from God because of the sin sacrifice He would bear on behalf of the world.  Jesus said, "Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done." It's better to suffer for doing good than to live in comfort to do evil. The causative effect of Jesus' death was that "He who knew no sin and became the perfect sin sacrifice on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in him" – 2 Corinthians 5:21. God's decreed will is His sovereign will and it shall come to pass according to His Word.

The decreed will of God is different from the moral will of God. The moral will of God is related to God's goodness, mercy and grace. God's moral will also come to pass. The paradox is that God takes that which mankind intended for evil and turns it to good. According to Romans 8:28, “all things work together for good to those who are called according to his purpose.“ The moral will of God is that he sent his son Jesus Christ to be our high priest on our behalf to make intercession for us. The moral will of God is that you love one to another.  However, God allows bad things to happen to good (by our definition) people as part of his decreed will in His sovereign perspective. We cannot fully understand God's perspective in this present life. However, when that which is perfect is come, then we shall know even also as we are known – 1 Corinthians 13:10.  God's commandment in Romans 12:2 is, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Our responsibility to God is our covenantal response to his ability.  For it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure – Philippians 2:13.
                           

Before he was put to death for the faith one martyr said, "If God is my accomplice, then my life has come to naught. If I am his instrument, then my life was all for His glory ... take my life and let it be consecrated Lord to thee." His ways are higher than our ways and his covenantal love abides forever.  Therefore, present your bodies a living sacrifice (in this life or the next) holy and wholly acceptable unto him which is your reasonable service. Walking in His will.

May God richly bless you,
Your brother in Christ, Michael