Discerning the Will of God

‘I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me’
(John 14:6)

At work, at home, at church, at the shop – in fact anywhere – how do we know what
another person wants of us? The basic answer is that they use words to tell us what they want.
The most important person in our lives is God, and the aim of our life is to please him.
How do we know what pleases him? Through his word, the word which tells us who
he is and what he wants of us. That is why the words of Jesus, God the Son, are so important to us.
He tells us that he is the way and the truth and the life, the light of the world.
He invites us into a relationship with God and that we enter it by turning to him
and putting our trust in him. There is no other way, and there is no greater blessing.

Question for thought:  How do I know what pleases God?

Gracious God, this week we especially pray for members in Bagdad, Iraq.
We thank you for their deep faith and trust in you and ask for your richest blessing
on all they do as they reach out to families and vulnerable individuals always showing the love of Christ.
We also give thanks for the opportunity our members recently had in Bendigo
to promote Mothers Union through the local Christian radio station.
Pray that those who listened will have been challenged to think
of their relationship with our heavenly Father. Amen.