: These are the things God has
purposed in His own heart and we will do them. Example: Jonah preached at
Ninevah even though he wasn't willing. God made him willing by chastising him.
Will of Command: These are things God desires us to do but we have a
"choice" as to obey or not. Whichever decision we make.
1. God has already anticipated and has all circumstances ready.
2. I Thess. 4:3 - We will be sanctified by chastisement or blessings.
Example: Lot - God didn't command Lot to go to Sodom and Gomorrah, he went
of his own free will.
We can never get away from our human responsibility. If we serve God, He will
bless us. If we serve ourselves, He will judge us accordingly.
I Kings 11:9-13 - Solomon disobeyed God and will face the consequences.
1. An old buried grudge restored. I Kings 11:14-17 - (II Sam. 8:14) about
48 years before. God had prepared Hadad while David was yet alive!! Hadad
was a little child when he left Israel going to Egypt for safety. Verse 14
says God stirred him up. Verse 22 shows us that Hadad had no discomforts in
Egypt or any reason to go to Israel, at least that he knew of -- God stirred
him up.
2. I Kings 11:23-25 - God stirred up Rezon. He was also prepared while
David yet lived!! II Samuel 8:1-12 – The events of David winning many
victories as god helped established his kingdom, and how Rezon developed his
reign in Damascus, where David put garrisons and they became servants of
David. What they did not like, they could not stop, but submitted themselves
by force. II Sam. 10:1-19 - Who would ever believe that an event that
happened so long ago would be used of God to stir up an adversity against
Solomon?
3. I Kings 11:26 - Jeroboam the son of one of Solomon's servants rebelled
against Solomon.
a. Note I Kings 10:8, the servants are said to be happy.
b. I Kings 11:27-40 - God stirred up Jeroboam.
c. There was no other reason for Jeroboam being against Solomon.
Some Examples to Follow
1. The example of Solomon - You can go out of the will of God and God turn
completely away from you.
2. The example of Esther - You can find yourself out of the will of God
because of your sins or the sins of your nation and God bless you when you
turn from your wickedness and call on Him.
God is always with us
1. Heb. 12:5-11 - God is with us in chastisement.
2. James 1:2, I Cor. 10:13 - God is with us in temptations
3. Heb. 13:5,6 - The Lord is always with us. He is manifested to us more
when we are in the center of His will.
4. Eph. 5:17 - the only way we can understand the will of God is when He
gives us peace. The peace of God will come by the Word of God,
not feelings.
5. Matt. 9:38 - God said pray for laborers. If we don't pray, will God send
them??