God's highest will must be our vision: Prov 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years with no direction and no purpose, and died in the desert. Only a few made it to the promised land as they held on with hope to the vision they had received from God.
God's Highest Will is his King, Jesus Christ, and the Kingdom. Without a kingdom, without a king, the people fall into confusion and do whatever they feel is right:
Judges 21:25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
We need a clear view about what God's will actually is. Some may think that God's will is for us to be somebody like a missionary or a worship leader or a businessman. Others may think God's will is to obey the commandments and do good things, and others may think it is to be pure and holy, others may think it is to use the spiritual gifts or to save sinners. While all of these may be God's will they are not God's highest will.
The highest will of God is for His Son, Christ, to have a kingdom, and Jesus taught us to pray for his kingdom first and foremost:
Matt 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray: “'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
"To which of the angels did God ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"? Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:13-14)
The Father's will is for this kingdom to be given from the Son, and God's will is to have all things subjected to Him and be "all in all":
1 Cor 15:24-28
4 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
The Kingdom of God is the centre of the New Testament. The central message of Jesus's and Paul's ministry was the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:3, Acts 28:31).
Even the thief on the cross had some spiritual insight about the Kingdom and Christ's kingdom purpose:
Luke 23:42 And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
If we align our prayers, our plans, and our will with God's will to have a kingdom, then we will see our prayers answered and our needs met immediately:
Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
1 John 5:14-15 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
If we seek His kingdom first we are guaranteed to receive everything we need.
The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years with no direction and no purpose, and died in the desert. Only a few made it to the promised land as they held on with hope to the vision they had received from God.
God's Highest Will is his King, Jesus Christ, and the Kingdom. Without a kingdom, without a king, the people fall into confusion and do whatever they feel is right:
Judges 21:25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
We need a clear view about what God's will actually is. Some may think that God's will is for us to be somebody like a missionary or a worship leader or a businessman. Others may think God's will is to obey the commandments and do good things, and others may think it is to be pure and holy, others may think it is to use the spiritual gifts or to save sinners. While all of these may be God's will they are not God's highest will.
The highest will of God is for His Son, Christ, to have a kingdom, and Jesus taught us to pray for his kingdom first and foremost:
Matt 6:9 This, then, is how you should pray: “'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
"To which of the angels did God ever say, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"? Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:13-14)
The Father's will is for this kingdom to be given from the Son, and God's will is to have all things subjected to Him and be "all in all":
1 Cor 15:24-28
4 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
The Kingdom of God is the centre of the New Testament. The central message of Jesus's and Paul's ministry was the Kingdom of God (Acts 1:3, Acts 28:31).
Even the thief on the cross had some spiritual insight about the Kingdom and Christ's kingdom purpose:
Luke 23:42 And he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
If we align our prayers, our plans, and our will with God's will to have a kingdom, then we will see our prayers answered and our needs met immediately:
Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
1 John 5:14-15 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
If we seek His kingdom first we are guaranteed to receive everything we need.
- When we pray and ask God for provision or help, he does not give us the help in the way we expect. God always gives us the help by the way of His Kingdom. The Kingdom of God solves all of the problems on earth
- God does not do anything apart from His kingdom - we should see healing, miracles, and provision for our daily needs as all being manifestations of the kingdom. Luke 10:9 - Heal the sick, and tell them, 'The Kingdom of God is near you now.'
- God is not interested in answering prayers which are not concerned with His will, with His kingdom (1 John 5:14-15).
- It is because we do not focus on the kingdom that God does not answer our prayers quickly or not at all. Often by His compassion and mercy He gives us what we want but it does not please Him (Numbers 10-11).
- This is the clear difference between the prayer of the worldly one, and the prayer of the Christian. The prayer of the worldly one expects God to meet their needs according to their own needs, wants and desires. The prayer of the Christian however expects God to meet their needs according to God's desire to have a kingdom.
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