How Do You Know You Are Doing the Will of God? - Weekly Q&A Roundup - May 11, 2021

good afternoon welcome to our tuesday live question and answer program and so my name is rick mcfarlane i'm the dean of faculty here at karis bible college and we'll be answering questions that came in from last tuesday night's live bible study and so let's get into the first question the first question comes from kwame on facebook and they ask why is it so difficult for people to believe that jesus is god let's look at the time when jesus was here you know there was multitudes that saw jesus and none of them realized that he was god so why was it difficult for people to grasp even his disciples to grasp that this was god among them it's because jesus came as a man and he didn't look any different than any other person matter of fact in isaiah 53 look at verse 2 it talks about a prophecy of when jesus comes it says for he shall grow up before him as a tender plant as a root out of dry ground he has no form or comeliness and when we see him there's no beauty that we should desire him so jesus just looked like everybody else it wasn't he wasn't uh floating on the air wasn't shining out when the halo of his head you just look like a normal human being and so that was so difficult to to look past this the natural to see who he was in the spirit in second corinthians 5 16 it says therefore from now on we regard no one according to the flesh even though we've known christ according to the flesh yet we know him thus no longer and so john the uh you know the disciple john laid his head on jesus's chest uh right before he was crucified but then later he has a revelation of jesus in heaven and he falls before him before he sees him in all his glory and so we need to take who jesus is is by faith what the word says not by just our natural just sort of natural sight so jesus is 100 god he's 100 man in one person so can i explain that no if i could explain that i'd be god and so but he is 100 god and 100 man and one person and so it is clear in the word of god that jesus christ is god and so i'm going to give you some scripture here to show that he is god john 1 1 says in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god he was in the beginning with god and all things were made through him and without him nothing was made that was made verse 14 says and the word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory the glory of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth so jesus is the word and the word is with god and was god and the word took on flesh in titus 2 13 it says looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great god and savior jesus christ here it said it says that jesus is our great god and savior and so look at romans 9 5 it says of whom are the fathers and from whom according to the flesh christ came who is over all the eternally blessed god amen so jesus here is called the eternally blessed god first timothy 3 16 says and without controversy great is the mystery of godliness god was manifested in the flesh justified in the spirit seen by angels preached among the gentiles believed on in the world and received up into glory then finally in romans 10 9-10 these are verses that talk about our salvation experience romans 10 9 says if you confess with your mouth the lord jesus and believe in your heart that god raised him from the dead you'll be saved we need to confess with our mouth the lord jesus and so many times i've heard this quoted as we need to confess jesus as lord now actually this verse says that we need to confess with our mouth the lord jesus and so what is the lord jesus the lord is a tie a name of divinity a deity so he is god yes after fur realize that he's just not a regular man but he's also god and that he also died on the cross and rose again from the dead so confess with your mouth that he is lord that he is the lord and then he rose again from the dead and you'll be saved so good question ruthie on chat says if a loved one is in the hospital and facing health issues and they know healing is theirs what's the best way to prevent other family members from praying whatever god's will is because they don't believe everyone gets healed and so you just need to simply tell those family members that you believe that god's willingness to heal is for everyone according to the word of god and so so you just need to let them know that if they want to pray over you they need to pray in line with that or they need to leave or pray at some other place and you can't control what someone else prays not in your presence but you can control what they say or do in your presence matter of fact jesus when he was ministering to people sometimes he had to remove people out of a room while he was ministering because of their unbelief in mark chapter 5 verse 39 it talks about raising jairus daughter in mark 5 39 says and when jesus came in he said to them why make this commotion and weep the child is not dead but sleeping and they ridiculed him and when he had put them all outside he took the father and the mother of the child and those who were with him and entered where the child was lying so sometimes you just need to be proactive with that and if someone's not coming in line with what you're agreeing for then you need to either ask them to come in line with that or to leave and so there's nothing wrong with that next question lindsey from youtube says how is jesus called immanuel but mary and everyone else called him jesus and so you need to realize jesus had many names in scripture some of them are the almighty one the alpha the omega the advocate author of our faith the bread of life cornerstone deliverer faithful and true good shepherd head of the church i am king of kings lord of lords lamb of god light of the world and i could go on and on and on of the different names that jesus had but here in this year's question is that jesus was the name by an angel that came to mary said he shall be called jesus and the word jesus means savior and so that's his natural name that's the natural the name of his humanity jesus but emmanuel the same angel that said his name will be jesus also said his name will be emanuel and emmanuel means god with us and so that speaks of his divinity right there in in that that same passage we talked about the angel says that his name is jesus but he's also emmanuel he's 100 man but 100 god and so isaiah 7 14 is where we have the old testament prophecy of his name being immanuel isaiah 7 14 says therefore the lord himself will give you a sign behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name emmanuel and so jesus comes on the scene and that angel takes this verse from the old testament applies it to jesus and in matthew 1 23 3 it says behold the virgin shall be with child and bear a son and they shall call his name emmanuel which has translated god with us so the same angel called him both so jesus has many names in the scripture because he's multifaceted and each name speaks of a facet of the lord jesus christ good question gorgeous that's a great name gorgeous on youtube asks what is it like to know god is with me well look at isaiah 41 look at verse 10 isaiah 41 10 says fear not for i am with you be not dismayed for i am your god i will strengthen you yes i will help you i will uphold you with my righteous right hand i believe someone out there needs this verse today god is with you you don't see him with your eyes may not hear him with your ears but through faith in the word of god we know god is with you according to this verse fear not for i am with you and so what is it like to know that god's with you it's a place of confidence where you're where you're free from fear ruling over you where you know god's with you if god's with you who can be against you and so it's just a place of confidence where fear is not ruling over you it's also a place where you're not dismayed and so you maybe look at things that may look bad in the natural but you know god's with me and so if god's with me he's for me and i'm not going to be dismayed i don't care what i see and then it's also a place where you know god's right there to help you and strengthen you with whatever you're called to face he's there to help you and strengthen you so that's what it's like to know that god is with you ruthie on chad asked how do we not forget hebrews 13 5 and other passages of scripture that says i will never leave you nor forsake you and remember his promise that he sent the covenanter to be with us and so ruthie how do you how do you not forget that god's with you is by practicing his presence and so you need to realize that he is with you all the time so we need to be in contact with him and communicate with him all throughout the day so but we can talk with him and uh pray pray to him and lord and then we need to listen so half a prayer is listening and so we have his word to where we can be his word and hear from his word and so it's just spending time and fellowshipping with him throughout the day not a certain time of prayer where you pray in the morning and then just leave him in your prayer closet and go out throughout your day but no you practice the presence of god and you communicate with him throughout the day and practice his presence and that helps you not forget that he's right there sarah on youtube says how do you know if you're doing the will of god that's a great question and so first of all you need to realize there's the general will of god and then there's the specific will of god the general will of god is god's will for everyone and the specific will is how god's will looks specifically for you in your life and so how would we know the general will for all christians well it's through the word the word gives us the will of god it says the word is a lamp to our feet a light to our path and so the word of god tells us what his will is matter of fact i'm going to read three scriptures that tell us what the general will of god is oftentimes we're looking for the specific will of god for our life but we're we're not doing the general will of god that's plainly laid out in scripture so here's three verses that talk about what is the will of god concerning you this is for everyone look at first thessalonians 4 3 it says for this is the will of god your sanctification that you should abstain from sexual immorality and so what is the will of god in this verse abstain from sexual immorality that you keep your body holy unto the lord and so that's called sanctification where you're separate unto the lord and so that's the will of god but also look at first thessalonians 5 18 in the same book it says in first thessalonians 5 18 it says in everything give thanks for this is the will of god in christ jesus for you and so many people oh pastor what is the will of god well the will of god is that you be thankful in every situation grumbling and griping and complaining being negative is being out of the will of god i know that i don't know about you i don't want to be out of the will of god and so how you want to align yourself with the will of god is start being thankful for every in everything praising and worshiping god and being positive in every situation and you'll find yourself generally in the will of god and so last i'm going to look at first peter 2 15 it says for this is the will of god that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorant of foolish men and so when everyone around you is doing something evil you need to do what's good and there's going to be people people talk against you as being a christian but you know the tendency is just to get back at them but no you just need to keep living the christian life let your light shine before men keep doing good that's the will of god and you'll put to silence the foolishness of ignorant men and so that's the gender will of god and so if we'll do the gender will of god i think it's much easier to find the specific will of god for our life if you're negative and complaining it's gonna be hard to be listening to the holy spirit because that's how you find the specific will of god it's by the holy spirit on the inside and so psalms 37 4 says if you delight yourself in god he'll give you the desires of your heart and so as you delight yourself in the lord the holy spirit will drop within you the desires god wants you to have and the direction he wants you to follow for your life specifically and so i always say with the specific guidance you need to follow two p's passion and peace the passion is the desire to do what god wants to do and if you delight yourself in him he'll give you those desires but also he'll give you peace and as you step out in the area that you have a passion and desire to follow just step out into that and check your heart for peace and so passion is the what god wants you to do and the peace is the timing and so if you step out out of timing you'll lack that peace so you need to stop and wait until you have that peace and so again so the gender will of god and then the specific will of god by the holy spirit ruthie on chat says why do we often long for a relationship with jesus like the disciples rather than just trust the promise that the comforter is is a good thing and better for us well this is because we're often dominated by the natural and there's many people that have a down day or they're having a difficult time they just want jesus to show up they want jesus to come and say you know son i love you i'm with you i will never leave you but you know the word says that he says that in the word we have the word on that but we want something tangible we want to see someone there we want to hear it with our ears we want someone there to touch us and so that we feel better but you know if jesus showed up when you're all down and having a pity party and jesus shows up to your pity party and you feel so much better afterwards and he leaves the next time you're down guess what the temptation is you want jesus to show up again next time you but next time you want him to be there longer you want him to talk to you longer and share more things with you and so the it says in proverbs says that the the or it says in the old testament says that the eye is never satisfied with seeing in the ear never satisfied with hearing and you know that that the spiritual experiences can be uh copied by the enemy we could be deceived if we don't know the word of god and so really what we need uh in this time period before we go on to be with the lord and we're in this body of flesh it's best to be led by the word of god by faith and be led by the holy spirit that's the safest thing for us and if we need something beside that the lord will do that he'll give us from time to time these other forms of guidance such as visions or he may show up an angel may show up that's very very rare and we're never to seek those things but we are to seek the word of god and and follow the leading of the holy spirit and so in john chapter 20 look at verse 29 jesus says this to thomas we call him doubting thomas but i'm sure thomas is not pleased with us calling him doubting thomas because he's not in doubt anymore and so jesus said to thomas because you've seen me you have believed blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed there's a blessing with believing god and not seeing him with your eyes and hearing him with your natural ears but just believing him with your spiritual eyes and your spiritual ears and so there's a blessing to that and so that's really all that we need and if we need something else god will give it to us but don't seek those things elaine on facebook says is loneliness and emotion well being alone is a physical thing where there's no one around you but loneliness is a feeling feeling lonely some people can be alone and not feel loneliness but some people can be in a crowd or they could be in a stadium full of people and they can feel lonely and so again that comes down to a feeling but in psalms 68 6 god gives a promise out of the new living translation i like this verse in psalm 68 verse 6 it says god places the lonely in families he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy but he makes the rebellious live in sun scorched land so god places the lonely in families and so when you got born again you got put into a family and you have a heavenly father and you have a savior named jesus and you have the holy spirit that are with you always and so you need to practice the presence of god like we talked about communicate with him and you won't be felt lonely if you're communicating with god by faith but you know what if you're feeling lonely there there are other people around you called brothers and sisters and so there are many in the church brothers and sisters we can reach out to and so again but really loneliness is a byproduct of not having a right relationship with the lord and knowing and practicing his presence sharon on facebook asked what about the prayer of agreement when you're alone i'm a widow and really missed the prayer time we shared well i'm sorry that you've lost your spouse but sharon i can tell you now that the prayer of agreement is involved two or more people but you what about if you're by yourself well you can still pray the prayer of faith you can still come in agreement with god he's right there come in agreement with god in his word and you can still pray the prayer of faith and in first john 5 14 it says now this is the confidence that we have in him that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us this is coming in line with the word because the word is his will and the will of god is his word so coming in line with his will is coming in line with his word and if we know that he hears us whatever we ask we know we have the petitions that we've asked of him so if you don't have anybody around you you can still pray the prayer of faith and come in agreement with god but you know what many brothers and sisters are available at the end of a phone call a lot of times we're waiting for someone to call us or know notice there's something wrong with us to come to us but we need to be proactive reach out and call a brother or sister in the faith matter of fact james 5 14 says if anyone is sick among you let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him anointing him with oil in the name of the lord notice this verse doesn't say wait for the elders to find out about your problem and come it says call the elders and so again we need to reach out and call those brothers and sisters and so again we should be having relationships especially in the local church well the local church makes up for deficiencies in the natural are you lacking a mother the church is filled with mothers are you lacking a natural father well there's a lot of fathers in the church you're lacking a sister or a brother well there's many brothers and many sisters and so a local church can make up for those deficits but don't wait for them to call you you call them and just uh and ask for prayer and they will pray with you so these are all great questions and so let me pray for you father i just thank you so much for the word of god that was sown into the hearts of those listening i thank you lord that it will bear fruit and come back when they need it lord and we will remind them of these things father in the name of jesus and so we thank you for your goodness today in jesus name amen i'd like you to join us tonight so if we have our tuesday night bible study we'll have andrew womack and kerry pickett tonight and so that'd be six o'clock it'll be such a blessing so join us tonight and you have a wonderful and blessed evening you

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Published: Tue Sep 14 2021