Ephesians 5:17 17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
God wants us to walk as wise men and women, and not as fools. (Ephesians
5:15) Now, He will not tell us to walk in wisdom without showing
us how. That is why His Word goes on to say, “Therefore do not be
unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
So what is the will of God? The next two verses tell us how to identify it: “And
do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord ”. (Ephesians 5:18–19)
As you allow yourself to be filled with the Spirit by lifting songs of praise to
the Lord, singing or speaking (God knows some of us can’t sing!) psalms, hymns
and spiritual songs, and making melody in your heart to the Lord, God promises
that you will know what His will is for your situation. You will then have the
wisdom to decide wisely what to do next.
I have found this to be true in my own life. Whenever I face a difficult situation,
the more I think about it, the more confused I get. The more I try my best
to come up with a smart solution, the further the answer seems to get from me.
But when I turn away from my problem and turn to God, singing in the Spirit
and praising Him, I get a clearer perspective of the problem when I come back
to it later. I also find an inner prompting to make certain decisions which in the
end, turn out to be better than anything I could have come up with on my own.
So my friend, lift up songs of praise to the Lord, whether times are good or
bad. For when you fill your mouth with praises to God, He will lead you and guide
you in all the affairs of your life. Even if you are stuck with a problem, He will
show you the way to go or make a way out for you. Either way, you will get the
wisdom and help that you need!
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