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Discovering God’s Direction
A. Life’s greatest goal is God.
1. Finding God’s will and doing it is our purpose.
2. How can we find the will of God and do it?
B. Solomon had a four-word solution
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Note the four words: trust; lean not; acknowledge
2. These four words lead to the center of God’s will.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart”
1. Trust launches a personal relationship with God.
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To trust is to believe; it is to have faith.
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That was Paul’s answer to the Philippian jailor.
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2. Salvation is by faith alone.
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a. Grace makes this possible ()
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Faith brings everlasting life starting immediately (
jn 3.36
“Lean not on your own understanding”
1. “Those who know themselves, find their own understanding a broken reed, which, if they lean upon, will fail?
(Matthew Henry)
2. Our understanding of all things is limited to our intelligence or experience.
3. God’s understanding is far above that of all people.
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4. We discover the wisdom of God in the Scriptures.
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We find God’s will through Bible Study and prayer.
5. “No step well prayed over will bring ultimate regret” (Charles Bridges)
“In all your ways acknowledge Him”
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To acknowledge the Lord in all things is full surrender to Him.
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To acknowledge the Lord in all things is full surrender to Him.
2. Acknowledge the Lord in every thought and word.
3. Acknowledge the Lord on the job and at home.
4. Acknowledge the Lord when days are dark or bright.
5. Acknowledge the Lord on the expressway and in our expressions.
6. Acknowledge the Lord when with saints or sinners.
Conclusion:
A. God’s direction doesn’t guarantee perfection.
1. “God’s promise for guidance doesn’t make us infallible; our very errors will be overruled to produce greater humility” (Charles Bridges)
2. We are but sinners saved by grace, yet led by God from place to place.
B. It is a privilege to get in on God’s plan.
1. Have you begun by faith that brings salvation.
2. Have you decided to trust God totally for direction?
3. Have your surrendered completely to the Father’s will?
C. The direction of the Lord will bring purpose and joy.
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