WILL:
IMPORTANCE OF; COMMITMENT

That religion lies in the will is an axiom of theology. Not how we feel but what we will determines our spiritual direction. An old poem states it for us:

One ship drives east and

another drives west

With the selfsame winds

that blow;

’Tis the set of the sails

And not the gales

Which tells us the way to go.

—Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Though we do not hear much of it in this age of spineless religion, there is nevertheless much in the Bible about the place of moral determination in the service of the Lord. “Jacob vowed a vow,” and it was the beginning of a very wonderful life with God.…

Daniel “purposed in his heart,” and God honored his purpose. Jesus set his face like a flint and walked straight toward the cross. Paul “determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified,”…

These are only a few of the many men and women of the Bible who have left us a record of spiritual greatness born out of a will firmly set to do the will of God.…

Let us, then, set our sails in the will of God. If we do this we will certainly find ourselves moving in the right direction, no matter which way the wind blows.

Genesis 28:20; Isaiah 50:7; Daniel 1:8; Matthew 16:21; 1 Corinthians 2:1–5

The Set of the Sail, 11, 12, 13.