JUN 21

Ephesians 5:15-17
Memorise Ephesians 5:17
"...be ye not unwise..."

I am sure that none of us want to be known as an ‘unwise’ person. I am sure we want to make right decisions, to be able to discern between right and wrong, and to live useful fulfilling and purposeful lives for the Lord. The Bible clearly tells us here in Ephesians 5:17 that the opposite of being unwise, is to understand what the will of the Lord is. Through this we realize that it is of paramount importance that we understand God’s will for our lives, if we want to be a wise Christian.

You may ask, what does it mean to understand God’s Will? The word for ‘understand’ here actually comes from a Greek word which means ‘to bring together’. That is really what we are doing in our mind when we try to understand a particular matter – we piece various thoughts and ideas together in order to comprehend it better.

When it comes to the will of God, what are the things that we need to put together? Well to know someone’s will or desires, we need to know the person better. The only way for us to know God better is to know His Word. Therefore what we need to ‘bring together’ is really all of Scripture. We need to be able to piece and understand God’s Word together, such that through the careful study of God’s dealing with man, of His divine character and nature, of His attributes and abilities, of His perfect plan of redemption, we will gradually be able to understand Him better. When that happens, then we will be able to better discern His will for our lives, and want to obey it.

Therefore we must let God’s word soak into our hearts and our mind, so that our will is aligned with His, that we will not be unwise, but to understand the will of the Lord.

Thought: Our sinful mind puts us at enmity with God. We an align it more and more with God's will by obedience to and application of God's word in our lives.
Prayer: Lord, let my will be so aligned with Yours that I can glorify Thy name daily, in all that I do, big or small.