James 1:5-8 “Praying about God’s Will”

Scripture

James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
James 1:5-8
Luke 6:12-16

Jesus was committed to doing God’s will because He wanted to please His Father. One way He ascertained God’s will was by learning God’s word through reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating. Another was by praying. James wrote that asking God in faith for wisdom results in wisdom being given (James 1:5-8). Jesus depended on God to give Him the wisdom He needed.
Before choosing the twelve disciples who would follow Him during His earthly ministry and lead the church following His ascension to heaven, Jesus retreated to a mountain to pray, and according to verse 12 “He continued all night in prayer to God” (Luke 6:12-16). If Jesus had to pray to understand God’s will, you and I definitely need to do so.
Please join me in prayer as we go through 50 Days of Purpose. Pray that God will give wisdom as we consider His will for us as individuals and as a church. And pray that through this process, God will do far above all that we can ask or think, for His glory (Ephesians 3:20-21).

- Determine to pray every day that God will give us wisdom as we study 50 Days of Purpose in order to understand His will for us.
- Pray with your spouse, your family, your Sunday School Life Group, and with other groups that God will work in and through us according to His will.
- Review John 4:34 “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”