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NASB | Matthew 6:9 ¶ "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:9 ¶ "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. [Luke 11:2-4] |
Subject: Thy will be done, statement or fact? |
Bible Note: Hi, Steve! I understand your position! There are many Scriptural passages that infer just such argument: God's Creation, God's Design, God's Will imposed on Pharaoh, Israel, Judas and others... But, clearly, it is not God's Will that we should perish; it is not God's Will that we self-destruct; it is not God's Will that we wallow in unrighteousness or that we succumb to the lustful and envious desires of the flesh... For our collective good, God allows humanity to suffer sporadic episodes of rebelliousness, disloyalty and even disbelief... it is through our frailties that He convicts us of our failures and our dependence on Him! I respectufully disagree with your statement ("all that we do is God's will")... It is not that all that we do is God's Will (the terrible wickedness, hatred, discord, and apathy of so many in the world attests to this fact); rather, it is God's Will that we return to the state to which He aspired us to achieve: His image and likeness! (1 Peter 1:16) So God, in His benevolent and merciful patience, allows us the freedom to choose to abide in Him or to reject Him(Deuteronomy 30:19-20; Isaiah 1:18-20: Ez 18:30-32; John 11:25-26; Romans 5:6-21)... but His Will is imposed, not on an individual level but on a universal level where God's Holy Spirit enlightens the most receptive servants so that God's Remnant will continue to obey God's Will by willingly subjecting their will to His! (Romans 9:27-29 and Romans 11:5-36) It is God's Will that we turn to Him and abide in Him... but He made us in His image and likeness: free to choose to love and serve Him and free to choose to reject Him and serve our own iniquities! Isaiah 1:18-20 is so enlightening! It demonstrates God's immeasurable Mercy and Love--He is willing to cleanse us from anything and everything and never to hold our past against us... yet, He exacts just retribution on those who revel in their deliberate disobedience and rejection of His Authority! Jesus lowered Himself to our level so that He could rescue us from our eminent demise, but even then, He allowed us to willingly submit ourselves to God's Will... those of us who do are granted to power to become children of God! (John 1:1-14) Yet, even the promise of such great treasure many simply choose to reject God's Gift, embracing their fatalistic demise (John 3:17-21; Romans 1:20-32) Jesus calls us to be one with Him as He is One with the Father (John 17:21-22); but He will not force His Authority on anyone who does not willingly obeys and abides in Him! (John 6:53-67; Luke 17:12-19) We are of the elect, in Jesus, if we willingly submit our wills to God's Will... if we do, God's Will is that we be saved! (John 6:39-40) God Bless! Angel |