"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:2).
The will of God must be central to the life and conduct of every true child of God. Our Bible verse for today insists that this will of God must be proved as it relates to the different areas of our lives. To prove here means to test, examine, scrutinize and recognize. The implication is that for the Christian, the will of God must be determined and ascertained. God expects us as His children to do all we can to know and appropriate His will. And I believe that this applies to all aspects of our individual and public life.
It is quite unfortunate that the attitude of the average Christian in today's world is one that thinks very little of the will of God. We have become conformed to the people of the world who do not need to concern themselves with the will of God. Ironically, you will observe that serious unbelievers would even patronize diviners, soothsayers and commercial prophets to get information from the spirit world to guide them in their earthly pursuits. But God’s people wouldn't learn to understand that it is a fundamental obligation of the created to seek and do the will of the Creator in all things.
Our church leaders have not helped matters because we have grown the church without conscious recourse to the details of God's will. It is sad that even in our pursuit of ministry, the will of God has been relegated to the background. We have used common sense and sight to run our churches and ministries. That is why you find many evangelists pastoring churches when they should be on the soul winning field. That is why you see so many who would have been fantastic ushers singing in the choir, just because they have a good voice. We have forgotten that knowing the Bible inside out does not in itself equal a call to the ministry of a pastor.
Because of this terrible, carnal and insensitive background, it has become difficult for us to prove the will of God when it matters most. We have become so conformed to the world that the will of God has become an unfamiliar territory. But that will not change the fact that our correct attitude as Christians is to seek out the will of God and then do it, whatever it is. You cannot abdicate your responsibility to 'prove' what the will of God is and expect to arrive at that will by some form of accident.
I admit that sometimes you could genuinely seek the will of God and still end up without a clue. But it will be on record that you attempted to find out God’s will. If you have prayed and God has assured you of His will in a particular direction, you are free and guiltless doing it. But if a Christian did not bother to find out God’s will and does contrary to His will either in private or public life, God help that Christian!
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