Student - House of Judah

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These are only given as examples to show that in many matters we can know God’s
will when we pray because He has revealed His will in His Word.
But, here is the problem. There are matters about which we can find no specific
promise in the Word of God.
For example: Shall I get married Shall I buy this house Shall I go to Bible
College Shall I retire Shall I join this church or that one.....
There are no specific promises in the Bible that assure us of God’s will concerning
these and many other matters.
How, then, can I be sure of His will concerning these matters
2. HE REVEALS HIS WILL BY HIS SPIRIT.
Romans 8:26-27 -
These verses completely cover our needs.
We do not know God’s will concerning a certain matter Well, the Holy Spirit, Who
is God and Who dwells with us, comes to our aid and actually inspires the prayer
within us which is in full accord with God’s will.
In other words, as we yield to Him and seek His will, He makes the will of God
known to us so that we can pray with confidence.
God’s will, then, may be known by His Word and by His Spirit. We may be quite
sure that the Holy Spirit will never lead us into any course of action contrary to what
He has caused to be written in His Word.
To be sure of God’s will, then, we must read, study and obey the Word of God. We
must live day by day in humble submission to the Spirit of God - the Holy Spirit.
If we do this we shall find we are constantly doing the
asking.....asking.....asking.....and God will constantly be doing the
giving.....giving.....giving.....!
John 16:24 -
So keep on praying!
© Stephen Nemeth The Epistles of John, Study 8, Student Manual