AM I DOING THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD?

Matt 7:21

The surrendered life involves the denial of sin, the denial of self, the submission of one's self to God and the life that is led by His Spirit. Scripture points out the necessities that are to be focal points in an individual's life that would answer that question that Matt 7:21 brings up in our minds and a large part of it is found in Romans.

Romans 12:1,2 (KJV) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

In these two verses, are the keys to finding the answer to "Am I doing the will of God?"

1. Present your bodies a living sacrifice.

Sacrifice is defined as follows:

an act of offering to deity something precious; the killing of a victim on an altar; something offered in sacrifice. destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else. to suffer loss of, give up, renounce, injure, or destroy.

2. Make your body holy.

The Greek word here means to "set apart from sin and be consecrated to God."

How can we do this? 2 Cor 7:1

3. Make yourself acceptable to God.

The ability to do this is rooted in "faith". We began being acceptable to God when we accepted Him and the sacrifice that He made for us. Before this, we were at enmity with Him. The roots of faith that were established when we received Christ are not to wither and die but are to continue to grow into trees of righteousness. Matt 13:3-8

4. Render reasonable service to God.

This is done from the heart, with the intelligence of our minds as we understand His Word. It is not irrational actions of exaggeration. It is not by works as our consciences have been cleansed from dead works, it is only by fearfully and reverently serving God. 1 Pet 4:11

5. Not being conformed to this world.

Our citizenship is not of this world, therefore why should we partake of it's offerings of sinful desires? Phil 3:20-21

6. Being transformed by the renewing of the mind. (metamorphoo)

Titus 3:5

We must allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in us that we might be able to do that "perfect and acceptable will of God". This is done by living the surrendered life which we looked at last time.