Knowing God's Will For Our Lives
In Step-11 we commit through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God. We pray for knowledge of His will for our lives and the power to carry it out. Christmas is a time when we think of the plan that God had for Jesus when He came into this world as a human baby. About eight hundred years before Jesus was born the prophet Isaiah spoke of a sign regarding His birth.
…the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). (Isaiah 7:14 NLT)
Jesus came at God’s appointed time and angels announced His arrival to shepherds in the fields. We read of many amazing things that God did to protect Jesus, Mary and Joseph from those who wanted to cause Jesus harm. When we believe on Jesus whom God has sent, God will protect us from any evil that might be planned against us. Jesus spoke often of His Father’s love and care for those who accept Him and obey the Scriptures.
Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them. (John 14:21 NLT)
For more than two thousand years people have celebrated God’s plan of salvation that was fulfilled through Jesus. Through prayer and meditation on God’s word we can know God’s plan for our lives. God does not ask us to fulfill His plan on our own, He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us. Jesus said if we want to be His disciples, we must deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Him.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” (Matthew 16:24-25 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Jesus who came to earth to fulfill Your plan of redemption for mankind. Please show me Your will for my life and strengthen me by Your power to carry it out. Amen
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