Intro:

Man can’t have God’s Perfect Will in His life because he can’t handle the requirements to receive it! The world is filled with broken people, some of which are trying their best to serve a Perfect God!

Prop:

Our devotion to the Lord God can allow us to live as closely to within His Perfect Will as possible. Will you yield?

Body:

Eph 1 begins with Paul stating that he is serving according to the “Will of God!”

He has not called himself into this ministry, but instead was called by God!

God’s Perfect Will for man included a life of provision, blessings, peace, and favor! In a word, Adam was created into “Utopia”, perfect bliss!

There was no aggression, hatred, discord, or wickedness! That only existed in the Spirit Realm due to God’s command! (See Gen 2:17, 3:5-7)

II Chron 7:17, Isa 29:11, Joel 2 all state promises God has made to recover the lost, redeem, heal, provide for, and to prosper His People!

Some would argue the matter of the Historical Context of such verses, but you cannot argue the congruency of the sentiment.

This, to me, implies that while Historical Context bears consideration, the Theological Context overrides the separation of circumstances.

What am I saying:

Yes, Historical, Theological, Redemptive, and even Covenantal Context speaks to the specific circumstances under which the writings were recorded.

However, the “Timeless Theological Truth” of God’s desire to touch, heal, deliver, and provide for them that love and obey him transcend such barriers.

Such is noted in scriptures like Matt 11:28-30:

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Yashua’s statement wasn’t just plural, rather than singular in the nature of who is addressed, but it was inclusive as well, as is demonstrated with the use of “All”.

Here Christ made a declaration to both Jew and Gentile alike!

I do not deny the Covenantal, or other differences that apply in some cases, but this is not one of them.

Just as in John 3:16 and Mark 8:34 Christ calls unto “All” and “Whosoever”, each of which leaves room for any who are willing to receive Christ.

God’s Perfect Will (Wants)          God’s Permissive Will (Grace & Mercy Covers)

Holiness                                            Faltering/Short Comings

Obedience (Perfect)                      Disobedience (We hit and miss in obedience)

Faithfulness                                     Unfaithfulness

Peace                                                 War/Stress

Love                                                   Hatred

Harmony                                          Discord/Division

Blessings                                           Curses

Provision                                          Work

Ease                                                    Pain

Communion                                     Disconnection

Perfection                                        Imperfection

Complete Success                          Failure

Gratefulness                                    Ungrateful

Trust                                                  Doubt/Fear

Adam knew no discord until Eve. Adam knew not of work in the sense of sweating and labor until he sinned!

Am I declaring that the “Perfect Will” of God doesn’t include pain, longing, or disaster? No ma’am, and no sir!

However, I have a personal premise that I hold to, and that is that the only reason God’s Perfect Will can include pain is because of the world we created by inviting sin into a perfect situation!

Because of sin, in order to tame one’s flesh, so to speak, we must endure hardships that will help to humble us before the hand of God!

Many of God’s people suffered before and after Christ died. Yet there was no talk of suffrage when Adam was alone!

God would not have us to suffer, but he realizes how suffering helps to shape our character since sin has entered into the world.

In essence, man had a chance to live according to the perfect will of God and he rejected that through sin!

Now we all live according to the permissive will of God because God has to account for our “Sin Nature” in His plans for our lives.

Conclusion:

God had a specific design for our lives, and the Human Race at large, but sin causes God to make adjustments.

Grace and Mercy are applied to our lives and allows us to live according to his “Permissive Will”, which is still God’s Will!

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