Matthew 6:10b—Lord's Prayer #4: Your Will be Done
WSC #103: In the third petition, which is, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven, we pray that God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.
The most important part of God's Kingdom lies in His will being done.—Calvin
I. Defining the Will of God
o God's will is simply what He _________________
o God has a ________________________________________
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.—Deut 29:29
The revealed will of God is also called His pre-ceptive will, and is the standard of man's moral obligation. The secret will of God is also called His decretive will; it is not a rule of human duty, and cannot be known by man except as it unfolds in the events of God's providence; however, some parts of the secret will of God have been revealed in the prophecies of the Bible. J. G. Vos
II. Knowing & Obeying God's Revealed Will
o Asking that God would enable us to ________________________
o Prayer to better students of ___________________________
III. Submitting to God's Secret/Providential Will
o We are ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬___________________ when it comes to God's secret will.
o The greatest example was __________________________
IV. As It Is in Heaven
o You are destined to be ____________________________________
o Already answered in ___________________________ |
