A servant of the Lord is called to do the will of God. But how can one do God’s will unless first born of the will of God? (John 1:12-13)
It was when he was born again that Paul then asked of the Lord, “What would you have me to do?” (Acts 9:5-6) Only in obedience to God’s will would his ministry as God’s servant be like an arrow hitting the target. It is in Christ Jesus, the obedient Son, who dwells in us that we also can ask the Lord, “And what would you have me to do?” (Heb. 10:7)
Our tendency is to get involved in works often forgetting that the labor to which we have been called as His servants is much more than doing something for God; rather it is to do His will. We are called to works but these are to be a result of God’s will. Christ Jesus is the will of God incarnate and in Him God’s will is fulfilled. The servant identifies with God’s will -- that good, acceptable and perfect will of God – because of the indwelling Christ in the servant. It is through Christ that the servant can do the will of God.
