The Will of GOD, is also living the faith;
Jesus made it very clear that doing the will of God is not only about believing in Him with words but about living in obedience and love. He said that not everyone who calls Him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of His Father. This shows that faith in words alone is not enough, because calling Him Lord without obeying Him will not open the door of life. When He was asked about eternal life, He answered directly that if one wishes to enter into life, one must keep the commandments. He also said that whoever does the will of His Father in heaven is His brother and sister and mother, showing that belonging to Him requires living by the Father’s will.
At the same time, Jesus also said that the will of the Father is that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life. Believing in Him is therefore part of God’s will, but it is not the whole. Faith and obedience must go together, for Jesus never separated the two. The law and the prophets had already taught the same truth, when Moses asked Israel what the Lord required of them, and answered that it was to fear the Lord, to walk in His ways, to love Him, to serve Him with all the heart and soul, and to keep His commandments. James, one of the Lord’s disciples, and brother later warned that people should be doers of the word and not hearers only, for otherwise they deceive themselves.
Jesus gave many examples of what it means to do the will of God. He said that the merciful will receive mercy, teaching us to forgive others, to help the poor, and to show kindness. He commanded His followers to give to those who ask, not to turn away those in need, and when holding a feast to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, who cannot repay. In this we see that caring for the weak, such as widows, orphans, the sick, and the poor, is part of the will of God. He also gave a strong warning in the parable of the sheep and the goats, where He said that those who fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, clothed the naked, visited the sick, and came to those in prison were doing it for Him, and they will inherit the kingdom. But those who refused to do these things, even if they call Him Lord, will be cast out.
Forgiveness is also central to the Father’s will. Jesus said that if we forgive others their sins, our Father will forgive us, but if we do not forgive, we cannot expect forgiveness. He commanded even more, saying that we must love our enemies, bless those who curse us, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who persecute us. This shows that the will of God is not only keeping the commandments but going further into mercy, compassion, and selfless love.
All these teachings come together in the picture Jesus gave of two men who built houses. The wise man built on a rock because he heard the words of Christ and did them, while the foolish man heard but did not do, and his house fell. In the same way, the will of God is both to believe in His Son and to keep His commandments by living them out in daily life. It is to have a living faith that acts in love, a faith that feeds the hungry, visits the sick, clothes the poor, forgives enemies, shows mercy, and obeys God’s word. This is the faith that stands firm before God, for it is built on the rock of Christ’s own teaching.
Blessings
Jesus made it very clear that doing the will of God is not only about believing in Him with words but about living in obedience and love. He said that not everyone who calls Him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of His Father. This shows that faith in words alone is not enough, because calling Him Lord without obeying Him will not open the door of life. When He was asked about eternal life, He answered directly that if one wishes to enter into life, one must keep the commandments. He also said that whoever does the will of His Father in heaven is His brother and sister and mother, showing that belonging to Him requires living by the Father’s will.
At the same time, Jesus also said that the will of the Father is that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life. Believing in Him is therefore part of God’s will, but it is not the whole. Faith and obedience must go together, for Jesus never separated the two. The law and the prophets had already taught the same truth, when Moses asked Israel what the Lord required of them, and answered that it was to fear the Lord, to walk in His ways, to love Him, to serve Him with all the heart and soul, and to keep His commandments. James, one of the Lord’s disciples, and brother later warned that people should be doers of the word and not hearers only, for otherwise they deceive themselves.
Jesus gave many examples of what it means to do the will of God. He said that the merciful will receive mercy, teaching us to forgive others, to help the poor, and to show kindness. He commanded His followers to give to those who ask, not to turn away those in need, and when holding a feast to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, who cannot repay. In this we see that caring for the weak, such as widows, orphans, the sick, and the poor, is part of the will of God. He also gave a strong warning in the parable of the sheep and the goats, where He said that those who fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, clothed the naked, visited the sick, and came to those in prison were doing it for Him, and they will inherit the kingdom. But those who refused to do these things, even if they call Him Lord, will be cast out.
Forgiveness is also central to the Father’s will. Jesus said that if we forgive others their sins, our Father will forgive us, but if we do not forgive, we cannot expect forgiveness. He commanded even more, saying that we must love our enemies, bless those who curse us, do good to those who hate us, and pray for those who persecute us. This shows that the will of God is not only keeping the commandments but going further into mercy, compassion, and selfless love.
All these teachings come together in the picture Jesus gave of two men who built houses. The wise man built on a rock because he heard the words of Christ and did them, while the foolish man heard but did not do, and his house fell. In the same way, the will of God is both to believe in His Son and to keep His commandments by living them out in daily life. It is to have a living faith that acts in love, a faith that feeds the hungry, visits the sick, clothes the poor, forgives enemies, shows mercy, and obeys God’s word. This is the faith that stands firm before God, for it is built on the rock of Christ’s own teaching.
Blessings
