I have a question that I am having problems understanding. I am pretty sure that I have read somewhere that, “We are to do the Father’s will”. I believe that I have read this on church websites, but I don’t understand how this works. Does this mean to do good things in the Lord’s name? For example: helping homeless people? I really want to do God’s will, but I don’t know what He would want me to do. Please help me understand this. Thanks again for all your help!
Sincerely,
Willing To Serve
Dear Willing To Serve,
Yes, we must do the will of God (Mk 3:35, 1Mk 3:35, 1
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35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered.
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17 His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.
WP-Bible plugin). The question is: how can we know what the will of God is? God tells us that He has revealed His will to us through the Scriptures. Jesus says that we err when we don’t know the Scriptures (Mk 12:24Mk 12:24
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24 Jesus said unto them, Is it not for this cause that ye err, that ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
WP-Bible plugin). With ready minds, we must diligently examine the Scriptures to see what manner of life we should live (Acts 17:11Acts 17:11
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11 Now these were more noble than those in Thesslonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
WP-Bible plugin). When we study and then live by what we have studied, we are doing God’s will (Jas 1:21-22Jas 1:21-22
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21 Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
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