Doing The Will of God Is Not An Option

Rom 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

 

We live in a very self centered age. Sad to say, even within the Church of Jesus Christ; many have become self centered. The mentality seems to be, "If I could only do a little better." However the Scripture never teaches that a follower of Jesus Christ needs to try and do better. What it does teach is to submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and surrender ones life completely to Him. Humanism is without question taking over the majority of the Church. The emphasis becoming what one can do for God instead of what can God do for me. Before one can do anything for God, they must allow God to do something for them. If your trying to impress God, STOP IT!

 

GOD CANNOT BE IMPRESSED !!!

 

The Prodigal son tried to impress his father when he asked for his inheritance and went out and spent all with sinful living. He only managed to get further and further away from home. He found himself empty, broke and willing to eat with pigs! Where has your pride led you? Are you like the Prodigal son that was not willing to admit he was in trouble? How far will you go until you admit that your motive is to IMPRESS GOD. The motive to impress God is simply this. Look what I have done! Look everyone! Oh yes and most of all, Look father what I did. (SELF GLORY!)

 

Remember dear one. It's not to him that willeth nor of him that runneth but God that shows mercy.

 

Rom 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

 

So who does God shew mercy to?

 

Those like His Son, that admit I can of my own self do nothing.

 

John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

 

Read the verses below very carefully and you will find the conclusion. There is no getting around it. One must do Gods WILL and not our own. This is a requirement just to be saved, how much more for those that are seeking rewards. To be saved, one must do the Will of the Father in Heaven.

 

Luk 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

Luk 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Luk 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

Luk 13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

Luk 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

Luk 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

Luk 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

Luk 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Luk 13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

Luk 13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.

Luk 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

Luk 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Luk 13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.