Day 131

Psalms 39-41, 53, 55, 58.  “Doing God’s Will”

Have you ever struggled to do God’s will?  You know what I am talking about; those situations where what you should do is very apparent and yet you still rebel and choose to sin.
Jesus never had that kind of experience, for He always followed God’s will.
Psalm 40:6-8 declares that Jesus delights to do the Father’s will.  These verses are also quoted in Hebrews in reference to Jesus coming to do the will of the Father.  Also, in Jesus’ own declaration of His purpose in John 6:38 he said, “I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do what I want.”
Everything that Jesus did in His earthly ministry was to carry out the will of the Father in His life.  Jesus spent time with His Father in prayer and solitude, He submitted to His Father, He exercised compassion on people, He knew the Scriptures and taught them to others, and He resisted temptation.  Much of what Jesus did is also God’s will for us, so if you desire to know God’s will for your life, you need not look farther than how Jesus lived His life.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?