My Own Will

1 Samuel 15:22–23 KJV 1900

22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, He hath also rejected thee from being king.

Saul truly thought he was doing “GOOD”.

But he was not obedient to the voice of the Lord, and the Bible called his stubbornness iniquity!!

And it is profound that if you apply that definition of iniquity.

How it begins to clarify other passages of Scriptures!

By using what we have learned of personal willfulness for iniquity.

Doing what we think is right

Calling it Good & thinking God will accept it!!

The scriptures stand out with new clarity of meaning and application.

Psalm 119:133 (KJV 1900)

133 Order my steps in thy word: And let not any iniquity (my own will) have dominion over me.

If we don’t base our lives on His Word!

its so easy to fall into destructive habits

that come by exercising our own self will

Romans 6:19–20 KJV 1900

19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Paul was saying:

When ye yield yourself to uncleanness, to sin

Your selfwill, that iniquity in us all will lead from sin to more sin!!

BUT when you yield your members “servants to righteousness”

the world see us in bondage!!

Romans 6:22–23 (KJV 1900)

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit (He’s leading me & guiding me) unto holiness , and the end everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

I can’t be holy on my own, but through Christ!!

2 Thessalonians 2:7–12 KJV 1900

7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

that “mystery of iniquity” is already at work!

it is the spirit of the Anti-Christ!!

it is a spirit that thinks it knows best!!

when we follow after our own reasoning!

When we have available to us the infinite wisdom of God

Given to us in this Holy Book - the Bible!!

BUT persist in doing our own will!!

that Anti-Christ spirit that goes against God

Is the same spirit that started all this in the garden

When it said, “you can be like God!!”

And we believe the lies we tell ourselves!!

We have placed our:

Our reasoning

Our desires

Our pleasures

Over God!!

In reality we have placed ourselves ABOVE God!!

by deciding our own path in our lives

instead of turning the matter over to God!!

because you have made yourself - GREATER than Me!!

because you have not recieved a love for the TRUTH!!

2 Thess 2:11 “11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:”

You have told yourself for so long that you are OK!

Could it be that God has turned you over?

Because you have believed the lies you have told yourself for years!!

Depart from me Ye Worker of Iniquity -

You did it Your way!!

2 Thessalonians 2:13–15 KJV 1900

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

The wise man of Proverbs prophesied in:

Proverbs 16:6 KJV 1900

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: And by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

I don’t want to do it my way - but His will be done in my life!!

This is not religion, this is my salvation!!

I love God more than anything in the whole wide world!!

2 Timothy 2:19–21 KJV 1900

19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

Gal 6:7 “7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

The Foundation of God is sure - He will not go back on His Word!!

He’s telling Timothy, there is going to be many false teachers spouting lies, distorting the truth!!

But God’s Word never changes

Its never going to be shaken and will never fade away!

Young Man, Follow God’s Truth!!

Depart from Iniquity

Don’t follow after your own will

But allow Him to use you as an instrument of His Will!!

Stay ready, be prepared unto every Good Work!!

2 Tim 2:22 “22 Flee (run from it) also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

Meet for the for the Master’s use

Meet: means useful, serviceable

Philem 1:11 “11 which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:”

That word “Profitable” is the same root word as Meet!

Which was a common word used in those days for unprofitable slaves that run away!!

The easiest thing to do is run away and not challenge ourselves.

I don’t want to run away from the Master,

but I want to be useful for His Kingdom!!

Titus 2:14 KJV 1900

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Because of Him, I can depart from the iniquity of my own will.

So that I can do the good works, initiated by the will of God.

When my life is directed by God:

my life can fit into His bigger picture

His bigger plan!!

not for my own, but for His glory!!

You will never see the will of God fulfilled in your life, unless you learn to yield your member to righteousness!

What could Life Tabernacle be??

if I would just yield!

my members to His Will!