6/11/10 Hebrews 10
To Do Your Will
(Heb 10:7)7“Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of Me) To do Your will, O God.’ ”
Many Christians are consumed with knowing the will of God for their lives. What they really are saying is that I wish God would clearly lay out exactly what he wants me to do concerning the big decisions that I need to make. Some decisions we feel comfortable making based on our own wisdom and judgment, but there are others that carry significant weight and we realize the choice and outcome of that decision will have significant consequences concerning our lives. This in itself is a testimony to the fact that our decisions have consequences. I am reminded of what I recently heard Henry Blackaby say “Your life is the sum of the choices you make.” By and large believers who are concerned with God’s will for their lives understand their decisions do not just have significant consequences but eternal ones and they do not want to make a mistake.
When Christ came to the world He knew His assignment was to do God’s will. The Life of Christ is a continuous submission to the will of God, because the Father could be perfectly trusted. Even if His will appeared to be illogical and not producing the results Christ continued to trust the Father at every turn. How did he do it? Jesus made His relationship with the Father priority number one. He did this through prayer and knowing the scriptures. Countless times the gospel writers mention how Jesus went to prayer in the early morning, after a long day of ministry, and even through the night. Jesus also spent time learning and knowing the scriptures (Luke 2:52). Prayer and the scriptures go hand and hand in revealing the heart of God and the will of God.
The will of God for your life and mine is absolute surrender, trust, dependence, and obedience to the Father as he reveals Himself, His plans and purposes one choice at a time and one day at a time. The question then comes to each of us each and every day; “Are you ready to do My will today?”
The will of God in Hebrews 10 was that a sacrifice would be offered that was sufficient to cleanse sinful humanity from their unrighteousness which would allow a righteous God to have fellowship with them. That was accomplished through Jesus Christ sacrificial death and shed blood on the cross once and for all.
The writer of Hebrews concludes chapter 10 with an exhortation to keep pressing on in the face of increasing persecution, because when you have done the will of God you will receive what was promised eternal rest.
Prayer: Father thank you that I can call upon you through prayer because of the ultimate sacrifice of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus thank you that you gave of yourself to do the will of the Father at all points. Teach me daily surrender, trust, depend, and obey the Father just as you did. I praise you God of all creation who had a will to reconcile sinful humanity to a perfect, peaceful, and eternal relationship with You. To God be the glory and wisdom and power forever and ever. Amen.