I was reading my many devotionals this morning (I do more
before 4 am than most people do all day) when I came across this little blurb :
"But wait," I hear someone say, "don't you
and I possess a will? We're not robots, are we?" R. C. Sproul addresses
this well in Essential Truths of the Christian Faith: "We are creatures
with a will of our own. We make things happen. Yet the casual power we exert is
secondary. God's providence stands over and above our actions. He works out His
will through the actions of human wills, without violating the freedom of those
human wills." - See more at:
I read this blurb over and over again. The first time I read
it I couldn't believe my eyes because it highlighted the fact that I had a
serious limited sense of the term "free will." I had an intellectual
understanding but I failed to realize that my will is superimposed with the
will of God.
Jeremiah 29: 11 11 For
I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will
for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 2:15 18 give
thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ
Jesus.
Ephesians 5:15-20 15 Be
very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, 16 making
the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore
do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not
get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the
Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual
songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always
giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
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