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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. ^{Romans 8:28}

All things work together for good. Even the “accidents” of history are God working for our good. Called according to His purpose. God planned our salvation in advance. Purpose. The Spirit, in history, has called us by the Gospel.[1]

How is God’s will done in our lives? God’s will is done when He strengthens and keeps us firm in His Word and faith and helps us lead God-pleasing lives. He supports us in all our troubles until we die. [2]

O God, with you is the well of life, and in your light, we see light: Quench our thirst with living water, and flood our darkened minds with heavenly light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.[3]

[3] Collect for Tuesday of Lent 4, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Monday, March 7, 2016

Monday, March 7, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that. ^{James 4:15}

If the Lord wills. Not a formula but an attitude of humility that recognizes God gives us time and resources to use for His purpose (Cf. Matthew 6:10) Expressed by the Christian notation, “Deo volente,” “by the will of God.”[1]

How is God’s will done in our lives? God’s will is done when He breaks and hinders the plans of the devil, the world and our sinful nature, which try to destroy our faith in Christ Jesus. [2]

O Lord our God, in your Holy Sacraments you have given us a foretaste of the good things of your kingdom: Direct us, we pray, in the way that leads to eternal life, that we may come to appear before you in that place of light where you dwell forever with your saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen[3]

[3] Collect for Monday of Lent 4, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Sunday, March 6, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. ^{Psalm 119:35}

Why do we pray that the will of God be done? We know that the will of God will always be done, but

we want God’s good and gracious will to be done in our lives.[1]

Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread, which gives life to the world: Evermore give me this bread, that he may live in me, and I in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen[2]

[2] Collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Saturday, March 5, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. ^{1 John
2:15-17}

Desires of the flesh…desires of the eyes…pride in possessions. The sinful human nature always seeks selfish things and is tempted to covet, abuse, and control all things. It finds false security in wealth and is proud of accumulated possessions that show off that wealth. God is not the source of sin, sinful desires, or the works of sin.

Luther: “First, the lust of the flesh must be overcome, and this is done more easily. Second, and this is more difficult, the lust of the eyes, for it cannot be deserted all at once, like the first, but it fails gradually. Finally, the most difficult is the pride of life. It, too, is born of victory over vices. Therefore, this is not overcome though it be left desolate or fail, unless it perish, altogether because of its iniquity. It is most harmful kind of vice which unjustly divides between God’s glory and self-confusion.” (AE 10:429)[1]

Whose will and plans are opposed to the will of God? The devil, the world, and our own sinful nature oppose the good and gracious will of God.[2]

O God, you know us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.[3]

[3] Collect for Saturday of Lent 3, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Friday, March 4, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. ^{1Timothy 2:3-5}

Who desire all people to be saved. Cf. Ezekiel 33:11; 2 Peter 3:9. Not all people are saved, however, because many reject the Word and resist the Holy Spirit. e.g. Hymenaeus and Alexander, who shipwrecked their faith; 1:19-20). Cf. Matthew 23:37; Acts 7:51.[1]

What is the good and gracious will of God? It is God’s will that His name be kept holy and that His kingdom come, that is, that His Word be taught correctly and that sinners be brought to faith in Christ and lead godly lives.[2]

Grant us, O Lord our Strength, to have a True Love of your Holy Name; so that, trusting in your grace, we may fear no earthly evil, nor fix our hearts on earthly goods, but may rejoice in your full salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.[3]

[3] Collect for Friday of Lent 3, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Thursday, March 3, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. ^{John 6:39-40}

Lose nothing. Salvation of the believer is secure in Chris, who lets not of His own slip through his fingers. [Cf.1 Peter 1:3-5] looks. Seeing Jesus through the eyes of faith, “The chief worship of the Gospel is to desire to receive the forgiveness of sins, grace, and righteousness” (Apology V 189) [1]

How is God’s will done? God’s will is done when He breaks and hinders every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature, which do not want us to hallow God’s name or let His kingdom come; and when He strengthen and keeps us firm in His Word and faith until we die.[2]

Keep watch over you church, O Lord, with your unfailing love; and, since it is grounded in human weakness and cannot maintain itself without your aid, protect it from all danger, and keep it in the way of salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen[3]

Father, into Thy hands I commend myself; my body and soul and all things.

[3] Collect for Thursday of Lent 3, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Thy Will Be Done

Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you. ^{Deuteronomy 4:1-2}

God’s promise of blessing was subject to Israel’s response to His laws and decrees. Israel’s obedience here should be understood in the broad sense as obedience that results from God’s gift of faith. Go in and take possession of the land. This command was given 70 times in the book of Deuteronomy. However, as Israel transitions from the nomadic to the settled life, God’s relationship with them will not change.[1]

What is the 3^rd Petition? Thy will be don on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also. [2]

Give ear to our prayers, O Lord, and direct the way of your servants in safety under your protection, that, amid all the changes of our earthly pilgrimage, we may be guarded by your mighty aid; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.[3]

[3] Collect for Wednesday of Lent 3, http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/LentenCollects.htm