May · Day 20
Knowing the will of God
Reading
Practical meditation
Knowing the will of God is not living by hunting signs in order to escape obedience already revealed. Paul speaks of a renewed mind; John speaks of sanctification by the truth; Thessalonians speaks of holiness. The will of God begins where life opens to His Word.
The natural mind wants certainty before obedience, control before surrender, explanation before trust. But the will of God is not discovered by anxiety; it is discerned through a transformed life.
When Christ gains ground in us, the will of God ceases to be merely an external decision and becomes inward direction. The issue is not obtaining a map for every detail, but becoming someone in whom God can express His will.
Examine
Have I sought the will of God in order to obey, or to delay what I already know He has revealed?
Prayer
Lord, renew my mind through your Word. Sanctify me in the truth and gain in me an obedient disposition. May Christ grow in my spirit until your will finds simple expression in my life. Amen.
Practice
Let us choose one already-known biblical truth today and practice it without waiting for a special emotion.