{"id":7644,"date":"2016-06-03T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T07:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=7644"},"modified":"2016-06-02T12:06:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T19:06:48","slug":"do-you-really-want-to-know-gods-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2016\/06\/03\/do-you-really-want-to-know-gods-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Really Want to Know God’s Will?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LORD told me to write down his message for his people, so that it would be there forever. They have turned against the LORD and can\u2019t be trusted. They have refused his teaching and have said to his messengers and prophets: <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t tell us what God has shown you and don\u2019t preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it\u2019s false. Stop telling us what God has said! We don\u2019t want to hear any more about the holy God of Israel. <\/p>\n

Now this is the answer
\nof the holy God of Israel:

\n\u201cYou rejected my message,
\nand you trust in violence
\nand lies.
\nThis sin is like a crack
\nthat makes a high wall
\nquickly crumble and shatter
\nlike a crushed bowl.
\nThere\u2019s not a piece left

\nbig enough to carry hot coals
\nor to dip out water.\u201d (Isaiah 30:8-14)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People rarely want to know God\u2019s will, just as they really don\u2019t want to know the future. Sure, they\u2019d like to know that in the future they will be rich and famous. But they don\u2019t want to be told about the failed relationships that are yet to come, the illnesses that will be endured, the financial hardships that will keep them up at night with worry. Likewise, people fear that God\u2019s will for them will mean that they will wind up living in a hut somewhere on the Amazon, preaching in a foreign language. People don\u2019t want the truth. They want what makes them feel good today. People who ask for advice usually just want approval for whatever it is they have decided to do.<\/p>\n

But God points out that rejecting his message means a self-betrayal: the consequence of going one\u2019s own way instead of God\u2019s way is inevitably disastrous. Not only does God love his people, he also knows what they really want and what will really make them happy\u2014and that\u2019s what he\u2019ll give them. A child might think a pony is ultimate joy, but in a one room apartment, it\u2019s not really what\u2019s best for either the child or the pony. But God loves you more than you love yourself. Sadly, few people really believe that.<\/p>\n

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