I Will-Power of Choice

“I WILL” – THE POWER OF CHOICE

Do you realise that God has given you the power of choice, a sovereign will which gives you the right to choose whether you believe and obey God or give in to sin and the devil? Just as a king reigns over a country and has the right to allow and disallow things as he pleases, so your life is your kingdom and you choose to obey and do what is right and best for you or choose sin and bondage and misery. God is able and willing to guide us, to enable us to do His will (Phil 2:13) but He will not override your free will! God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden but He gave them the choice to obey God and enjoy eternal life or to disobey and reap the consequences of curses, sickness and ultimate death.

In a marriage ceremony the Pastor asks the bride and groom “Do you take this person as your lawful wedded husband or wife?” The response “I do” seals the deal. No one forces them to do it. They choose! In a similar way, when God tells us to do something and we say “I will”, we enter into partnership with God and He comes alongside and enables us to do it. (John 15:4-5) If we wait until we feel like doing some things – like forgiving someone who has hurt us - we probably will never do it! Jesus said “If anyone will come after Me, let him deny self, take up his cross (i.e. put the sinful nature to death) and follow Me. (Matt 16:24) It means doing what we know is right even if we don’t feel like it but when we do, it has good results and we feel good about it. When God tells us to do something we should say “I will” not “I should “ and forget about it or “I will do it later”, which never comes.

Passivity leads to captivity! If we are passive in temptation the devil will win and if we consistently give in to the same sin it leads to bondage – demonic control of that area of your life. (John 8:34) “Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 Let us take a look at some of the areas where...