Lesson 3: Loving His Will
Lesson 3: Loving His Will"Oh how I love Your law…Your commandment is exceedingly broad" (Psalm 119:96-97). The devotional books are all occupied with the same theme. Songs find their keynote in the kinghood and throne of God. When the song is of hum…
Lesson 4: Delighting in His Will
Lesson 4: Delighting in His Will"In sacrifice and offering You have not delighted, but You have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written…
Lesson 5: Pleasure in His Will
Lesson 5: Pleasure in His Will "In sacrifice and offering You have not delighted, but You have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of…
Lesson 6: Learning His Will
Lesson 6: Learning His Will "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed…
Lesson 7: The Future of His Will
Lesson 7: The Future of His Will "And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, ‘Amen. Hallelujah!’ And from the throne came a voice saying, ‘Praise our God, all you His se…
Lesson 8: God’s Will is Perfect
Lesson 8: God’s Will is Perfect"Teach me to do Your Will; for You are my God" (Psalm 143:10). In our previous lessons we have seen that the supreme subject of Scripture is the Will of God. As a revelation to man, it declares that human life is only…
Lesson 9: God’s Will is Pleasant
Lesson 9: God’s Will is PleasantII. Pleasure.“You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11 The second demand is for Pleasure. This is a perfectly legitim…
Lesson 10: God’s Will is Eternal
Lesson 10: God’s Will is EternalIII. Permanence.“He has put eternity into man’s heart...” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The last demand is that of Permanence. Man is everywhere, at all times, in every way, at war with decay. The hatred of death, and the dread…
Lesson 11: Provides for Perfection
Lesson 11: Provides for PerfectionMatthew 5:48 – “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” In considering the threefold demand dealt with in the last chapter, we come first in order to the demand for perfection. The answer…