sermonette: Our Part in God's Will
Austin Del Castillo
Given 05-Jul-25; Sermon #1826s; 18 minutes
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While it is good to acknowledge God's will in our prayers and know that His decisions will stand, we must also focus on the fact that God's mind (will) can be changed. Sometimes the situation is determined and unable to be changed, but scripture provides us many examples of how prayers given, typically in a heartfelt manner, can change God's will to modify something as important as a nation's destiny (Numbers 14). Other examples describe a woman touching Jesus's garment (Mark 5) and the man born blind obeying His command (John 9). These examples show that reason (God surely knows every argument beforehand) and actions can move God to intercede from His original divine plan on behalf of his children. Our heartfelt acknowledgement of our personal trials can move Him to relent and swiftly end them. As long as we acknowledge God's ultimate sovereignty, we are free to humbly request God to change how He achieves His end goal and creation's purpose.