"The Lord Jehovah awakens every morning to awaken my ear, that I may hear as the disciples hear" (Isaiah 50: 4).

To get to know the will of God, we need an exercised ear. The apostle Paul points out to us a royal way : "I exhort you, brethren, by the compassion of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which will be your rational worship. But be transformed by the renewing of the understanding, that ye may know what is the will of God, which is good, pleasant, and perfect "(Romans 12: 1-2).

Three lines are given in this verse so that we can discern the will of God.

First, to offer our bodies "... as a living sacrifice," that is to say, that God does not want us to offer him a mortified body, but a living body. It is also a holy body, ie set apart, dedicated to being the house of God (1 Corinthians 6:19).

Second, do not conform to the present century. The Bible tells us about the present age in these terms : "... for the unbelievers whose god of this age has blinded the understanding, that they may not see the glory of the glory of Christ glorified, Which is the image of God "(2 Corinthians 4: 4). The god of this age personifies all that rises up against God. The devil is the perfect prototype, being the one who always distils false ideas, philosophies denying the existence of God, but opens the door to all superstitious beliefs, such as all the columns devoted to the horoscope in the Most newspapers. Not conforming to the present century is sometimes going against the fashionable, religiously correct ideas, as Jesus did with the Pharisees.

Third, be renewed in our intelligence. This renewal is possible only if our intelligence is not blinded, is always on the alert, and knows how to challenge the credos assenated ex cathedra. This renewal requires to consider that we have everything to learn ; If we are only complemented in routines, traditions, habits, and worshiped as relics, it is impossible to be renewed in our intelligence.

By following these three tracks, we already have something to advance in the discernment of the will of God. Knowing the will of God and doing it is fundamental to being heard.

My prayer on this day :

Desiring to know the will of God, in order to be heard, I pray thee Lord to give me the capacity to live what this verse says. Amen !

Paul Calzada