Study 8A...The late Dr G. Campbell Morgan says in his book “”God’’s Perfect Will””, that ““there is no phrase more often in use among Christians than that of the will of God””,

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Study 8A THE PRAYER FOR GOD’’S WILL TO BE DONE
GREAT PRAYERS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT


Scripture Reference: Psalm 143: 10
What a beautiful prayer this is –- ““Teach me to do your will””! It occurs in the last of the seven penitential psalms and it is the heart-cry of the psalmist for grace to know and to do God’’s will. The late Dr G. Campbell Morgan says in his book “”God’’s Perfect Will””, that ““there is no phrase more often in use among Christians than that of the will of God””, and he closes the same book with the words, “”There is but one thing that matters, knowing and doing God’’s will.”” This was the important thing in the life of the Lord Jesus –- look up and compare Psalm 40:7-8; Matthew 26:39; John 4:34; John 17:4. What does David’s prayer –- ““Teach me to do your will”” –- tell us?
1 . It states the first heart-cry and longing of the truly born again soul .
Before we become a Christian we are not particularly interested in God’’s will because we’’re concerned only to go our own way (Isaiah 53:6). But what happens when God steps into our life and when we can say, “”You are my God”” (Psalm 143:10)? Then we find ourselves praying the prayer, “”Teach me to do your will””. This was so in the case of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:6). When we pray in this way it is a sure sign that there has been a real work of grace in our hearts. If we do not pray this prayer we ought to ask: Are we, in fact, the Lord’’s?
2 . It declares that God has a purpose and plan for our lives .
The fact that God has a plan for each one of us is declared throughout the Bible, and it is proved in the individual experience of God’’s people. Read through the Book of Psalms with this thought in mind, and look up Colossians 1:9 and Colossians 4:12, and then read the biographies of people such as Wesley, Whitefield, F. B. Meyer, Mary Slessor and Amy Carmichael. Who can doubt that these Christians moved along in the plan and purpose of God?
3 . It affirms that God is ready and willing to reveal His will to us .
Christians are often perplexed and say, ‘‘How can I know God’’s will?’’ Let us always remember that God is far more willing to guide us than we are to be guided. He wants the very best for us. It is important for us to distinguish between the directive and the permissive will of God. His directive will means that which is His highest and most gracious purpose; but His permissive will indicates what He may allow and yet not really approve. He may permit that which He may not desire. We may choose the will of God for our life, and that choosing will bring great pleasure to Him, great blessing to us, but on the other hand it is possible for us to make our own plans and insist on our own choice. God will still love us, but we must be the losers –- look up Psalm 106:15.

We shall continue on the next point in the pare B of this stidy before then ,give some thorough consideration on these words.

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