Resting In His Will

I was reading a pamphlet the other day called The Joy of Resting In The will of God. I had a lot of good points, so I thought I would post it. I know how much I love reading things on God's will. So I will post some of the thoughts.

When Christ was in the garden and Peter chopped off the soldiers ear Jesus said this, "Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?" John 18:11 The Lord gives us all a "cup" to drink of, that's His will. But there are some things about the cup.

1. It is a Planned Cup ~ It isn't an accident what the Lord gives us, He's known His plan for us even before we were born. "The One who is perfect in wisdom has planned all the cups of life." But sometimes we don't like the cup and we feel it is bitter. "Never forget, however, it is the cup, no matter how distasteful it may seems, that my Father has given me. God is my Father and as such will allow nothing to come into my life that is not good for me."

2. It is a Personal Cup ~ No one Jesus could drink His cup, and no one else can drink the cup that God has specifically poured for us. These are God's specific plans for each one of us.

3. It is a Bitter Cup ~ Christ took the sin of the whole world, He who knew no sin. But He didn't shrink from this great task he had to perform. Sometime we will have bitter cups, those times when a loved one passes away or some other tragedy happens to us. I Peter 4:12 "We will have cups of suffering, as well as cups of blessing."

4. It is a Measured Cup ~ Some times we feel like we have too much, we can't handle what God has given us. But remember, "Its contents are measured and limited by divine omniscience. He knows how much we can take." I Cor. 10:13

5. It needs to be an Accepted Cup ~ "This is the key to Christian joy --the repudation of my will and the acceptance of His will." we may think we know what is best for us, but really we don't, God knows best. Ps 18:30 "The acceptance of God's perfect will has a very practical outcome.
a. There is constant joy because I know I am in my Savior's will.
b. There is constant courage when facing life's trials because I know I am in His hands.
c. There is constant peace. John 14:27