0037. Standing in the Will of God

Standing in the Will of God

"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth" (Joh_16:13).

In order to stand in the will of God, we must first lay down all plans of our own.

Illustration: It is said that once the Emperor William of Germany, rushed upon the captain aboard his own imperial ship and commanded full speed ahead. The captain was going at half speed because of dangerous shoals. Full speed would endanger the safety of all aboard. The captain therefore refused his Emperor’s demands. The Emperor, in irritation, rang the bell, giving orders to the engineer below for full speed. Immediately, the captain reversed the Emperor’s orders and demanded that he be left alone in the running of the boat. The captain in reality was only refusing to run the risk of the life of his Emperor. He fully expected to be dismissed when shore was reached. Instead, he was commended and promoted.

Whether this is true, I do not know, but one thing I know,–we must keep our hands off the wheel. It is not ours to choose the path which we must follow. We must walk in the way of His choosing.

It is not in a man to direct his steps. We do not know what the future holds, nor do we know the enemies which may lurk in ambush,–but God knows it all. He knows and He cares, and we should stand in the will of God.

"One step I see before me,

‘Tis all I need to know;

For o’er each step of my onward way,

He makes new light to glow."

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR