God's Perfect Will

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“All prayer lies within the two petitions of the pattern prayer the Master taught His disciples: ‘Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done.’ There is no prayer beyond that. It may be divided into sentences and syllables, and made to fit the necessity of the hour; but when prayer moves the heart of God, it is because it is confined within that compass.” (source)

“David cannot contain himself for joy in thinking of it—he is never weary of its praise:—‘How love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors; sweeter, also, than honey and the honeycomb.’’” (source)

“There are many who imagine that the Will of God is something apart from human interests, to which men are to be resigned whenever they happen to be brought into contact with it.” (source)

“The historical books tell the story of the wandering of man from God again and again, and show how all such wandering issued in disaster. They also reveal the one unending purpose of God to bring man back into harmony with that Will.” (source)

“There is permanence only in the Will of God, and there only can we fully use the possessive pronoun, ‘My Lord and my God.’” (source)