Do His Will

Scripture/Bible:  "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.' 24 "Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; 25 and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; 27 and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it." 28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. Matt 7:21-29

Reflection:  “I rejoice at thy word like one who finds great spoil.”  Ps 119:162

To know another person’s will one has to know what is in the mind of the other. In order to know the mind of the other we could either read about them or ask that person.  In order to know from the person we could either go to him or invite him to come to us.

When it comes to God we often expect him to come to us and reveal to us his will. If he would do that then we would perhaps obey his will and even do what he asks of us.

But how often do we realize and know that there are certain basic facts concerning God’s will for us:

The primary fact about God’s revealed will is Jesus.  In other words Jesus is God’s revealed will for us. This means, when we approach God through Jesus his beloved Son, we become acceptable to God, and his primary will is accomplished in our lives.Believe in Jesus! 

But the greatest block to seek to know God’s will is pride.  Either our pride prevents us from seeking his will and the fear and anxiety thereof makes us afraid of rejections or loosing of friends, relationships, sinful habits and greed can affect our seeking of God’s will. 

Yet the good, acceptable and perfect will of God has to be made known to the world. (cfr. Rm. 12:2)  As Catholics we celebrate this will of God at every Eucharist and we fail him not through our thanksgiving and praise of him. 

Nor should we fail him in proclaiming this will of the Father to others, which is to lead others too to believe in the one whom he has sent. (cfr Jn. 6:29)

Prayer: “Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path! Ps 143:10

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