Doing the Will of God

What does it mean to do the will of God? Jesus instructed us to seek the will of God in the Lord's Prayer. In Matthew 12:46-50 He says we should do the will of God. What what does doing God's will mean? It means to do what you know God wants or desires, to act in accord with His revealed will.

Many people go around trying to figure out the will of God when He has already made the big things clear. People need to do those things first and the hidden things will then become more evident. Sometimes when we don't take care of first things first, the things beyond those that we seek just don't seem to jell. There is a reason. Life is linear in some respects. The Christian life begins by grace through faith in Christ. Miss that step and nothing will be right. It continues by faith to sanctification, God at work in the life of a believer to conform them to Christ's image (Rom. 8:29). That is where we must begin, doing the things Scripture makes clear God wants. Do those, like loving your brothers and sisters in Christ and seeing to the spiritual and overall welfare of your household, and forgiving, and the things that are not clear will come into focus in due time.

It is important to know that we do not make ourselves a part of Jesus' family by doing the will of the Father. Doing His will identifies us as a member of Christ's family by faith.