And Saul, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord! what wilt Thou have me to do?” (Acts 9: 6 -KJV).
On the prayer, ‘Your will be done in heaven, so on earth,’ there needs to follow the more special one, ‘Lord! what will You have me do?’
Men have often asked what was the secret of the wonderful consecration and power which we see in the life of Paul. At his conversion, his first act, after he knew the Lord who had met him, was the surrender of his will. Lord! what will You have me do...?
That word was the beginning, the root, the strength, the mark of his whole wonderful life. His work was so blessed and fruitful, because he remained faithful to the one thing: he only lived for the will of his Lord. There are many lessons which these words suggest:
The Lord has a will, a life-plan for each of us, according to which He wishes us to live
To each of us the Lord will unfold this will or life-plan
He expects us to wait on Him for the discovery of His will both in that which is universal, for all His people, as in that which He wills for each one individually
When this prayer is honest and true, it implies the whole-hearted willingness to yield ourselves and our life to the doing of that will
We may count upon an answer to such prayer, because God does not ask of His child more than He makes known as His will…
Remember, the will of God is the revelation of His hidden Divine love and blessedness, and that the only way to know and enjoy God and His love is to do His will. Say therefore boldly: I may, I will do nothing but God’s will.
Believe that in answer to the prayer, Lord! what is Your will? Jesus Christ will make known God’s will day by day; and that where He teaches me to know it by His spirit, He gives me strength to do it.
Lord! show Yourself to me; then I can do whatever You bid me. In living communion with You, I can do all things.
~ Andrew Murray ~ Thy Will Be Done
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