| Show Thy Will Till Be Done B By LARRY MANN Thy Will Be Done The phrase Thy will be bedone bedone bedone done that people so often say fn n th their ir prayers has b become come such a common saying that probably it has lost much of its meaning WHAT IS the will of God What is the will of God for you as one individual person Do you know what it is Are you heading in that direction In the film Mans Search for Happiness Happiness Happiness Happi Happi- ness at the Temple grounds Visitors' Visitors Center the narrator tells us that we as children of God have possibilities far beyond our greatest nations I think its it's kind of exciting The will of God for each one of us is s something probably so f fantastically wonderful that we might not be able to comprehend it One thing is for sure its it's more than we expect BABIES ARE born into the world tiny and helpless In Inless Inless Inless less than years a baby can become a great artist or musician or doctor or scientist How much farther could we go with a thousand years or even a million Our potential for eternal progression progression progression pro pro- is unlimited When we pray Thy will willbe be done we are asking th that t we be allowed to be an instrument instrument instrument ment in the hands of God to todo todo todo do his work But we need to tobe tobe tobe be good tools not dull and inefficient tools A doctor would not use a dull scalpel and God needs good instruments instruments ments too IN FACT if we would be faithful enough he would use us every day to further his will And it would be an exciting work If youve you've ever had a job you OU know that employers wont won't keep you if you waste your time Likewise if we weare weare weare are going to be in the service service service ice of God we cant can't waste any time at all WE ALSO NEED to be careful careful careful care care- ful that we dont don't become proud because of the great work that we are involved in Instead of glorifying ourselves ourselves our our- pur- pur selves it is our responsibility to glorify the Father We cannot give ourselves credit for Gods God's work Christ made a profound statement on service when he said whosoever will willbe willbe willbe be great among you let him himbe himbe himbe be your minister and whosoever whosoever whosoever who who- will be chief among you let him be your servant servant servant ant Matt 2026 FROM NOW on when we pray Thy will be done lets let's mean what we say Its It's the most important blessing we can plead for I |
