This continues with Martha vs Mary and then begins to look at why we should be proving whether the things we are doing in serving God are actually what God desires us to do.

No doubt that Martha believed with her whole heart that she was doing God’s perfect will even to the point that she pressed Jesus to make Mary start helping her. I submit there are many pastors that believe just as passionately as Martha did that they are right without looking for any confirmation from God.

We all believe that everything we do in the name of God is for him and in his perfect will. If we had any doubts we would take God more seriously and act on Romans 12:2 where we are told: “...that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”.

We think that if we are doing what our pastors tell us to we must be doing God’s perfect will, but Proverbs 12:2 tells us: “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”. That is our conscience showing us right from wrong. It also leads us to believe that if we follow it, everything will come out all right, but we also know that in Romans 3:23, “All have sinned”, and that even if we had followed our conscience we would still die as sinners.

In Isaiah 55:8 we are told, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD”. That’s why we should be proving that what we are doing is actually what the LORD wants.

I find it curious that in over 65 years of Bible preaching I have never heard a message on how to prove any of the three wills of God that he has given the opportunity to have proof of.

It makes me wonder if it’s due to ignorance of how to prove it, or the confusion it might produce in members who may get a different answer from God. Either way "fore told is fore warned".

Salient Points: Choosing gifts, Choosing for God, Duty, Renewing your mind, Books vs the Bible, Drawn to God, Spirit taught, Motivated by need, Giving to gratify self, Your choice vs God’s, Working to accomplish others plans, Dependability, Your church vs God’s, Singing stars, The unknown future, Working the pastors plan, Made for God, Prove God’s will, Missing God’s pleasure, Knowing God better, Good-Acceptable-Perfect, Judging the fruit, Love vs service, Serving without knowing, Serving for self benefit.

Scripture: Lk. 10:38-42, Rom. 12:1-2

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