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  SEEKING TO DO GOD'S WILL
  by William MacDonald
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Summary: God promises to show His will to those who sincerely desire to
know and pray for guidance.

Topics: "Seeking God's Will", "Divine Revelation"
Scripture References: Psalm 37:4, Proverbs 3:5, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 7:7, John 7:17, James 1:5

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William MacDonald emphasizes the importance of a sincere desire to know
and do God's will, as highlighted in John 7:17. He shares a powerful
testimony of a desperate hippie who, at the brink of despair, cried out
for God to reveal Himself and was met with a life-changing encounter
with a Christian. This illustrates that God responds to those who
genuinely seek Him, promising to reveal His will to anyone willing to
follow it. MacDonald encourages believers to cultivate a deep desire for
God's guidance, assuring that God is committed to meeting our needs when
we prioritize His will above all else.

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Â"If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it
be of God, or whether I speak of myself.Â" (John 7:17)

TodayÂ's English Version translates the first part of this verse,
Â"Whoever is willing to do what God wants will knowÂ...Â" It is a
wonderful promise that if a person sincerely desires to know, God will
show him.

When a sinner has come to the end of himself and when he prays in deep
extremity, Â"Oh God, reveal Yourself to me,Â" God always does. It is a
prayer that never goes unanswered.

A hippie, living in a cave in the Southwest, was ready to end it all. He
had sought satisfaction in liquor, drugs, sex, and the occult. But still
his life was empty, empty, empty. He could see no way out of his misery.
Huddled in the cave one day, he cried out, Â"Oh GodÂ--if there is a GodÂ
--reveal yourself to me, or IÂ'm going to end my life.Â"

Within ten minutes, a young Christian, who Â"just happenedÂ" to be
passing, stuck his head in the mouth of the cave, saw the hermit-hippie
and said, Â"Hi, mind if I speak to you about Jesus?Â"

You know what happened! The hippie listened to the good news of
salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He came to the Savior
and found forgiveness, acceptance and new life. He had prayed out of the
depths; God heard and answered. I have never heard of anyone who prayed
like that without having a special revelation of the Lord to his soul.

Of course, the promise is true to Christians as well. If a man sincerely
desires to know what the will of God for his life is, God will show it
to him. If he wants to know the proper pathway as far as church
fellowship is concerned, God will make it known. No matter what the need
may be, God is committed to meet it, if we want His will supremely. The
thing that stands between us and a true knowledge of GodÂ's mind is our
own lack of desperate desire.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/william-macdonald/seeking-to-do-gods-will/
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