The power of God's will cannot be understated. He is the master of all creation, and everything is subject to His purpose and plan. As believers, we must trust in His infinite wisdom and understand that our will is ultimately dependent on His. Through Christ, we can be freed from the bondage of sin and operate in God's will, rejecting anything that goes against it. Though we may not always understand God's ways or the trials we face, we can trust in His love and grace to guide us through.
WHAT DOES GOD’S WILL DEPEND UPON?
Nothing, except for His own Will
God is the ultimate source of knowledge and power, and only He can bring about His will. He is all-knowing and all-powerful, with complete control over everything in creation. His sovereignty is evident in how He has ordained all things that come to pass.
In everything that happens, His omniscience and omnipotence are at work, and He alone can bring about His foreknowledge. He directs all things according to the counsel of His will, and this will be accomplished in due time, no matter how long it takes.
Through it all, God remains faithful and trustworthy. However, some may ask if God is only Almighty and Powerful but operates in accordance with His creatures’ will rather than His own. Still, we can trust that God is working out His ultimate plan for our lives and fulfilling His purposes, even if we do not always understand His ways.
Do We Permit God To Act?
As we submit to the divine will of the Potter, we become vessels of honor, fit for His use. While we may not always understand His methods or the path He leads us on, we can trust that He has a purpose for every trial and tribulation we face. Our Potter is not only sovereign and all-powerful, but He is also a God of love and mercy, who desires the very best for us. As we surrender to Him, we can rest assured that our lives are in good hands, and that our Potter will mold us into vessels of beauty and significance, fulfilling His eternal purposes through us.
Ephesians 2:3 & Collossians 2:13 says we were dead in the trespasses & sins & by nature children of wrath.
Is the human will truly free if it is restricted by sin or righteousness, the flesh or the Spirit?
When Scripture speaks of us being slaves, it is not referring to physical servitude, but rather to our will. Our hearts and wills are enslaved to wickedness. The will of humanity can only be freed from the bonds of righteousness; our will is only free when it is freed from the bonds of sin. The choices we make and the thoughts we think are determined by the will we have; we are not our own.
IF OUR WILL IS FREE, WHAT IS IT FREE FROM?
Romans 6:6 states that our old self, including our will, was crucified with Him, so that the body of sin could be rendered powerless, and we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
"You who were once slaves of sin have become obedient FROM THE HEART to the standard of teaching to which you WERE COMMITTED, &, having BEEN SET FREE from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.
When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness...the end of those things is death.
NOW that you have been set free from sin & have become SLAVES of God, the FRUIT YOU GET leads to sanctification & its end, eternal life."
Romans 6:17-18, 20-22
✝️”All Scripture is breathed out by God & profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, & training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
✝️”The Word of God is living & active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul & of spirit, of joints & of marrow, & discerning the thoughts & intentions of the heart”
Hebrews 4:12
EVERYTHING CAME TO BE BY GODS WORD
God’s voice is a powerful force that brings creation into existence. From the seen to the unseen, everything came into being because of His spoken word. Before the scrolls were written, God spoke and His Word was made flesh through His Son and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The apostles were instrumental in forming the infallible completed Word of God, which is the entire revelation of God. Through this revelation, the veil is lifted for all who belong to Him and they come to know God intimately.
In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through prophets in many different ways. But in these last days, He speaks to us through His Son, who is appointed the heir of all things. Through His Son, the world was created and upheld by the word of His power. His Son is the exact imprint of God’s nature and the radiance of His glory. And after making purification for sins, He sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become superior to angels.
POWER OF GOD’S WORD
In Hebrews 1:1-4, we are reminded of the power and authority of God’s spoken word, and how He continues to reveal Himself through the Word made flesh, His Son. As we study and meditate on the Word, we will come to know Him more deeply and be transformed by His power.
✝️”Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom HE appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the WORD OF HIS POWER. After making purification for sins, HE sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.”
Hebrews 1:1-4
It’s important to remember that in the time of Noah, God spoke exclusively and His Word wasn’t complete like it is now. Noah wasn’t relying on his imagination; he knew that if God spoke, he needed to listen. Today, our imaginations can be filled with garbage that we’ve been exposed to since birth through various programming. Comparing ourselves to Noah or any of the Prophets isn’t fair because they didn’t have the distractions we have today.
It’s also important to question what we see and hear and stand firm in our faith in Jesus Christ and the infallible Word of God. Even though Noah had free will, we must question what his will was truly free from since it was bound by God’s will.
We cannot give glory to Noah for the formation of the ark, as all glory belongs to God for using Noah to accomplish His purpose. We mustn’t start down the path of honoring mere men and taking away honor from the One who deserves it all. Everything is for God, by God, and through God. He creates and establishes all things for His will.
WHO GIVES ABRAHAM FAITH?
The question of who gives faith to Abraham, and whether man is truly able to come to faith by his own will, is one that has been debated throughout history. Some believe that faith is purely a matter of personal will, while others argue that it is a gift from God.
It is clear from scripture that God is the one who graces his people with faith. In fact, we are told that even Abraham, the father of faith, received his faith as a gift from God (Romans 4:16).
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SPIRITUALLY DEAD?
Can they come to faith on their own, without the help of God’s grace? The answer is a resounding no. Scripture is clear that it is only through God’s will that the spiritually dead can wake up to eternal life.
This raises an important theological question: if we are saved by our own good use of God’s grace, then shouldn’t we share in the praise? The answer, of course, is no. All praise belongs to God, who is the one who gives us the faith we need to be saved.
It is also important to recognize that God speaks to his people with a purpose. He led the apostles to form his church and to teach us the heavenly things that are not seen or heard. We don’t rely on our physical senses anymore, but instead on faith with our evidence being revealed through his spirit interceding with ours.
GOD HAS ALREADY SPOKE
But what’s even more amazing is that we get to say that God has already spoken. The revelation of the coming Christ has been written and exposed, and the ending is known. We don’t need any more revelation; we have the revelation!
That being said, we must recognize that we are fallible, imaginative creatures living in a crooked and perverse generation. We are inundated with lies, and we can’t believe everything we hear and see, even if it feels like it’s from God. We must be cautious and discerning, and always seek God’s will above our own.
In the end, it is clear that God does as he wills, creating vessels of mercy as well as vessels of wrath. It is up to us to trust in his grace and seek his will in all things.
✝️”…though they were not yet born & had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s PURPOSE OF ELECTION might continue, not because of works but because of Him who calls— she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” …
What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means!
He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, & I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
*** It depends NOT ON HUMAN WILL or exertion, but ON GOD, who has mercy.
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might SHOW MY POWER IN YOU, & that MY NAME might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
So then He has mercy on WHOMEVER HE WILLS, & He hardens WHOMEVER HE WILLS.
You will say to me then, “Why does HE still find fault? For who can resist His Will?”
But who are you, O man, to answer back to God?
***Will what is molded say to its Molder, “Why have You made me like this?”
***Has the Potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
What if God, DESIRING TO SHOW HIS WRATH and MAKE KNOWN HIS POWER, has endured with much patience VESSELS OF WRATH PREPARED FOR DESTRUCTION, in order to MAKE KNOWN the riches of His GLORY for vessels of mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory— even us whom He has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?
Romans 9:11-24
OUR WILL POWER DEPENDS ON GOD
As human beings, we often tend to believe that our willpower is solely dependent on ourselves. However, the truth is that our will is dependent on the one who has written our will – God. The Bible tells us that we are not our own and that we belong to God. Additionally, those who are not bound to God’s will, like the Jews who were called children of the devil, are unable to believe.
When we are born, we have a will to sin and are free from righteousness. However, through Christ, we can be adopted by God’s Spirit and be freed from the bondage of sin. This allows us to operate in His will and reject anything that goes against it. We develop a new will through God’s Spirit that guides our actions.
It is important to understand the fallibility of the human mind and senses when determining doctrine. Even if God speaks to us, He knows our limitations and what we will do. He may will something to happen, even if it causes us pain or hardship. We cannot always understand the reasons why things happen, but we trust that God’s infinite wisdom is guiding everything.
It is true that God’s will is not always easy to understand or accept. We see things from a temporal perspective, whereas God sees the entire picture all at once. He sees the purpose in things that we cannot comprehend. Just because something hurts us in this life doesn’t mean it wasn’t willed by God for our spiritual growth and benefit.
As believers, we must trust in the strength of God’s will over the will of the enemy and the world. We must remember that God is not weak and that nothing happens outside of His will. This can be difficult to comprehend, especially when we face trials or hardships, but God’s love and wisdom never fails us. We can have peace in knowing that everything is subject to God and His purpose, even when we don’t understand it.
REVELATIONS WARNING
At the end of the book of Revelation, John delivers a solemn warning to anyone who hears the prophecy contained within its pages. Should anyone add to or take away from the words of this book, God will bring upon them the plagues described within its pages. Moreover, God will deny them a share in the tree of life and the holy city that are also described within this sacred text.
He who bears witness to these things declares, “I am coming soon.” Let us all say, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you all. Amen. (Revelation 22:18-21)
