November 16th, 2014. UNDERSTANDING GODS WILL Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Ephesians 5:17 The word understand in this verse simply means to comprehend. In other words, the will of the Lord is not something we cannot comprehend or something we cannot know. Rather, the will of the Lord is something we can grasp and understand with our mind. In Ephesians 5:15 Paul says, See then that you walk carefully, not as fools but as wise. In the original Greek, the word carefully means accurately (akribos). Thus Paul is telling us to have a walk that is accurate in its aim and goal. Do not be unwise. Do not be a person without an accurate understanding of the will of the Lord. As believers our walk should be accurate according to Gods one unique will. Then Ephesians 5:16 says, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. The context of this verse shows us that redeeming the time is not just having the right priorities and learning how to order and schedule our lives properly. People can do that without God. Here, redeeming the time is directly related to our having an understanding of what the will of the Lord is. The result of this understanding is that we relate to our daily life as one opportunity after another to live out the will of the Lord. Even the word time, according to the Greek meaning, emphasizes time in the sense of opportunity. Redeem the opportunities-- every kind of situation-- because the days are evil. The tide of this age is evil, away from God, indifferent toward Gods revealed will. Do not be unwise, but be wise. By walking accurately, or carefully, with an understanding of what the will of the Lord is, we can be wise and redeem all the time and opportunities in our life. WHEREFORE BE YE NOT UNWISE. He whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates in it day and night, (Psalm 1:2,) will triumph over every obstacle which Satan can oppose to his progress. Whence comes it that some wander, others fall, others strike against a rock, others go away, — but because we allow ourselves to be gradually blinded by Satan, and lose sight of the will of God, which we ought constantly to remember? And observe, that Paul defines wisdom to be, understanding what the will of the Lord is. How shall a young man, says David, direct his way? By attending to thy word, O Lord. (Psalm 119:9.) He speaks of youths, but it is the same wisdom which belongs to old men.
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