“THE WILL OF GOD”
OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries)
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
READ: Psalm 62
MEMORY VERSE
“Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.” Psalm 62:5
BACKGROUND
God’s will is sometimes hard to follow. He asks us to do the right things. He calls us to endure hardship without complaining; to love awkward people; to heed the voice inside us that says, You mustn’t; to take steps we’d rather not take.
So, we must tell our souls all day long: “Hey soul, listen up. Be silent: Do what Jesus is asking you to do.” “My soul waits in silence for God alone” (Psalm 62:1 NASB). “My soul, wait in silence for God alone” (62:5 NASB). The verses are similar, but different.
David says something about his soul; then says something to his soul. “Waits in silence” addresses a decision, a settled state of mind. “Wait in silence” is David stirring his soul to remember that decision.
David determines to live in silence—quiet submission to God’s will. This is our calling as well, the thing for which we were created. We’ll be at peace when we’ve agreed: “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).
This is our first and highest calling when we make Him Lord and the source of our deepest pleasure. “I desire to do your will,” the psalmist said (Psalm 40:8).
We must always ask for God’s help, of course, for our “hope comes from him” (62:5). When we ask for His help, He delivers it. God never asks us to do anything He won’t or can’t do.
By: David H. Roper
INSIGHT
The phrase “my salvation” appears four times in Psalm 62 (vv. 1, 2, 6, 7). Two related words in these verses are translated “salvation.” All find their root in the Hebrew verb yaw-shah’, which means “to save, to be saved, to be delivered.”
David saw God as his true source of safety. In Psalm 27:1 he wrote, “The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” The Old Testament compound name Joshua (“the LORD is salvation”) includes this root.
Jesus, whose name is explained in Matthew 1:21, is the New Testament rendering of Joshua.
By: Arthur Jackson
APPLICATION
When have you thought God’s will for you was difficult? How can you live in quiet submission?
PR’s (PASTOR RICHARD) TAKE
God’s will is perfect because He is PERFECT
PR’s RE-EMPHASIS (My Re-Emphasis from Post)
“God never asks us to do anything He won’t or can’t do” (for us with us and through us)
*YOUR TAKE? 
PRAYER
“I may not always understand Your will, Father, but I ask for help to submit to it. Teach me to trust Your good and faithful character. Please give me a submissive heart.”
TODAY’s HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“MY SOUL SAYS YES” Sonny Badu
My soul says yes, says yes, says yes
My soul says yes, says yes to your will
My soul says yes, says yes, says yes
My soul says yes, says yes to your will
Where you lead me, I will follow
When you call me, I will answer
Oh my Lord, please teach me how to know your ways
Where you lead me, I will follow
When you call me, I will answer
Oh my Lord, please teach me to know Your way
Whatever it takes
Whenever you want
What moment you choose
Whatever Your plan
Oh my Lord, let your will be done in me
So be my light, be my guide
Be my way, be my will
Oh my Lord, come lay your hands all over me
So be my light and be my guide
Be my way, be my will
Oh my Lord, come lay up…
My soul says yes, says yes, says yes
My soul says yes, says yes, says yes
My soul says yes, says yes to your will…
Whatever you say, whenever you want
Do it your way, do it your way
My soul says yes, my spirit says yes, my body says yes
Do it Your way, do it Your way
Speak to me, use me Lord
Send me Lord, say something to me, tell me something
My soul is ready, my body is ready
My soul is ready
Whatever you say, whatever you want, what moment you choose
Please do it Your way, do it your way
Do it your way…
My soul says yes…
READING THROUGH THE BIBLE THIS YEAR (THIS WEEK)
THE BOOK OF JUDGES CHAPTERS 1-7
THE BOOK OF II CORINTHIANS CHAPTERS 1-7