Index
I. Three types of Will of God in our life.
i) General Will of God
ii) Special Will of God
iii) Permissible Will of God
II. Knowing the Will of God through Experience
III. Knowing the Will of God through Holy Spirit
IV. Knowing the Will of God through Jesus
V. Knowing the Will of God through God the Father
VI. Knowing the Will of God through Angels
VII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophets
VIII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophesies
IX. Knowing the Will of God through Word of Knowledge
X. Knowing the Will of God through Tongues & Interpretation
XI. Knowing the Will of God through Dreams
XII. Knowing the Will of God through Visions
How can we know the will of the Lord?
We need to acknowledge, understand and obey the will of the Lord. The word of God is experienced based. Therefore the word of God helps us to understand the will of the Lord.
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. Proverbs 19:02
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 01:22
I. Three types of Will of God in our life.
General Will of God: The general will of God is for everyone amongst his people. This includes His principles for our lives. God cannot change his nature since he is unchangeable. Therefore we should not stand against the general will of God. For example God does not appreciate lies, but appreciates humility.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 01:08
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119: 105
Special Will of God: God reveals His special will for His special people on special occasions or for a specific purpose. The special will of God for Peter was to walk on the surface of water, so as to increase his faith. Another example is of the prophetic ministry, which is only for specific people and not for everyone.
4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew [a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
6 "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."
Jeremiah 01:4-6
19Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." Luke 17:19
Permissible Will of God: Since it is the nature of God that He has love for mankind and especially His own people, therefore at times He is forced to permit us for certain actions. Judas, one of the disciples of Jesus was the financial manager and was not honest with His ministry. But, still the Ministry of Jesus was not affected and it continued to excel. God permits his person only to that extent, whereby he does not fall in any deadly sin. He permits people in a positive sense.
He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions." Mark 02:25-26
12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."
13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."
20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you." Numbers 22:12-13, 20
Principles (asool) do not change , laws ( ehkaam) can change. For example the principle of traffic is no accidents/ smooth traffic, while law says to keep on the right to save accidents
II. Knowing the Will of God through Experience:
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 05:17
We must acknowledge the will of God from our own experiences in life.
III. Knowing the Will of God through Holy Spirit:
i. Personal Guidance. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him. Acts 11:02
ii. Collectively Guidance. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Acts 13:02
God talks in the mind or spirit of the person internally. Or, He talks in an audible voice externally.
IV. Knowing the Will of God through Jesus:
15"Then I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?'
" 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied. 16'Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you. 17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' Acts 26:15-18
V. Knowing the Will of God through God the Father:
VI. Knowing the Will of God through Angels:
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Mathew 01:20,
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." Acts 08:26,
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. Revelations 22:08.
VII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophets: Lord communicates through His prophets. Any one who preaches the Word of God without the Holy Spirit is not a prophet, but a preacher. The one who with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit can pray well is not even a prophet, but can be an intercessor or a prayer warrior. Similarly every singer cannot be a prophet but can be a worshiper by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Every one who prophecies cannot be a prophet, but all prophets are prophesiers.
VIII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophesies:
8Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. 9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.' "
12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:8-12
IX. Knowing the Will of God through Word of Knowledge: God communicates with His beloved through Word of knowledge. It is the responsibility of that person to deliver the message in his own words to the Church or specific person in regard.
X. Knowing the Will of God through Tongues & Interpretation: Interpretation can be symbolic or literal. Or it can be a mixture of the two.
XI. Knowing the Will of God through Dreams: The Holy Spirit can inspire these dreams or these are merely natural dreams.
XII. Knowing the Will of God through Visions: God communicates through visions about our future prospective. Many times God reveals in visions about future events or answers to our prayer requests.
I. Three types of Will of God in our life.
i) General Will of God
ii) Special Will of God
iii) Permissible Will of God
II. Knowing the Will of God through Experience
III. Knowing the Will of God through Holy Spirit
IV. Knowing the Will of God through Jesus
V. Knowing the Will of God through God the Father
VI. Knowing the Will of God through Angels
VII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophets
VIII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophesies
IX. Knowing the Will of God through Word of Knowledge
X. Knowing the Will of God through Tongues & Interpretation
XI. Knowing the Will of God through Dreams
XII. Knowing the Will of God through Visions
How can we know the will of the Lord?
We need to acknowledge, understand and obey the will of the Lord. The word of God is experienced based. Therefore the word of God helps us to understand the will of the Lord.
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. Proverbs 19:02
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 01:22
I. Three types of Will of God in our life.
General Will of God: The general will of God is for everyone amongst his people. This includes His principles for our lives. God cannot change his nature since he is unchangeable. Therefore we should not stand against the general will of God. For example God does not appreciate lies, but appreciates humility.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 01:08
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119: 105
Special Will of God: God reveals His special will for His special people on special occasions or for a specific purpose. The special will of God for Peter was to walk on the surface of water, so as to increase his faith. Another example is of the prophetic ministry, which is only for specific people and not for everyone.
4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew [a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
6 "Ah, Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only a child."
Jeremiah 01:4-6
19Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well." Luke 17:19
Permissible Will of God: Since it is the nature of God that He has love for mankind and especially His own people, therefore at times He is forced to permit us for certain actions. Judas, one of the disciples of Jesus was the financial manager and was not honest with His ministry. But, still the Ministry of Jesus was not affected and it continued to excel. God permits his person only to that extent, whereby he does not fall in any deadly sin. He permits people in a positive sense.
He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions." Mark 02:25-26
12 But God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed."
13 The next morning Balaam got up and said to Balak's princes, "Go back to your own country, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you."
20 That night God came to Balaam and said, "Since these men have come to summon you, go with them, but do only what I tell you." Numbers 22:12-13, 20
Principles (asool) do not change , laws ( ehkaam) can change. For example the principle of traffic is no accidents/ smooth traffic, while law says to keep on the right to save accidents
II. Knowing the Will of God through Experience:
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Ephesians 05:17
We must acknowledge the will of God from our own experiences in life.
III. Knowing the Will of God through Holy Spirit:
i. Personal Guidance. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him. Acts 11:02
ii. Collectively Guidance. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Acts 13:02
God talks in the mind or spirit of the person internally. Or, He talks in an audible voice externally.
IV. Knowing the Will of God through Jesus:
15"Then I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?'
" 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied. 16'Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you. 17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' Acts 26:15-18
V. Knowing the Will of God through God the Father:
VI. Knowing the Will of God through Angels:
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Mathew 01:20,
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." Acts 08:26,
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. Revelations 22:08.
VII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophets: Lord communicates through His prophets. Any one who preaches the Word of God without the Holy Spirit is not a prophet, but a preacher. The one who with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit can pray well is not even a prophet, but can be an intercessor or a prayer warrior. Similarly every singer cannot be a prophet but can be a worshiper by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Every one who prophecies cannot be a prophet, but all prophets are prophesiers.
VIII. Knowing the Will of God through Prophesies:
8Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. 9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, "The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.' "
12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:8-12
IX. Knowing the Will of God through Word of Knowledge: God communicates with His beloved through Word of knowledge. It is the responsibility of that person to deliver the message in his own words to the Church or specific person in regard.
X. Knowing the Will of God through Tongues & Interpretation: Interpretation can be symbolic or literal. Or it can be a mixture of the two.
XI. Knowing the Will of God through Dreams: The Holy Spirit can inspire these dreams or these are merely natural dreams.
XII. Knowing the Will of God through Visions: God communicates through visions about our future prospective. Many times God reveals in visions about future events or answers to our prayer requests.
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