The Lord’s Sovereign Will

Job 16; Acts 21-23

“The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present…they said to Paul: ‘You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law…they will certainly hear that you have come, so do what we tell you…”

Acts 21:18, 20, 22, 23

The Jerusalem elders were counselling Paul to come under a Nazirite vow for a period of cleansing and fasting in order to demonstrate his respect for the Jewish law, and in doing so, prevent persecution against him. However, God had already informed Paul that he would be handed over to the Gentiles and would testify before kings in Rome. Even though Paul knew God’s plan and had submitted to it, he still submitted to the counsel of James and the Jerusalem elders because he knew that God’s sovereign plan and will would prevail.

Are we also confident of God’s sovereign will and plan, even as we walk in submission to the authority he has placed in our lives?

Where is God calling us to trust and surrender in new ways, regardless of the cost?

“Lord Jesus I surrender my will and future to you and thank you that you are sovereign over all, including my life, for your glory.”