God's Will

God's Will

Genesis 12:1-2The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;

I will make your name great and you will be a blessing. God calls out Abram from his father’s land to lead him to a place He will show him. As he does so, God reveals to Abram His will over Abrams life.

- He will make him into a great nation.
- His will is to bless him.
- His will is to make Abrams name great. So he can be a blessing to others.
- To bless those who bless him and to curse those who curse him.
- Gods will was that through Abram the nations of the earth would be blessed.

God has a will for you and I and just like with Abram He wants to bless us. He tells us that in Jeremiah 29:11. Why was God doing all this for Abram? So that a nation would be birthed and the nations of the earth would be blessed.

God wants to bless you but not just for you, there is a reason and the reason is so that others will be blessed. Gods will for you involves others it’s not just about you.

Now Gods promises to Abram Sounds good and encouraging but there is one major issue,Gods promises are pegged on a son that Abram does not have. Many times Gods will is pegged on what you do not have or situations that seem impossible.

Many times we look at situations and say well it did not work out so I guess it was not Gods will for it to happen. What if Sarai had said well I am barren I guess it is not Gods will for me to have children, would that have been true?

In chapter 15 God and Abram are having a conversation and Abram is asking God “what can you give me since I am childless and the heir to my house is Eleazer of Damascus.” A slave.

God takes Abram outside and asks him if he Can count the stars in the sky, if he can the. His off springs will be that many. What do you think went through Abrams mind every time he took an evening walk and he gazed up into the sky?

He was reminded of Gods promise over his life. What picture has God painted for you regarding his will for your life? What have you done with it? Have you hang it somewhere on the wall of your mind as a constant reminder of where God is taking you or have you discarded it as wishful thinking.

What are you constantly looking at and talking about? The reality on the ground or the picture that God has painted for you?

Practical Application
What is Gods will for your life? Do you know it? If not ask Him to paint a picture for you.