God has two Wills.  Or to say it another way, there are two expressions of God’s Will.

1. God’s Revealed Will of Command (Preceptive Will) — That which God commands for us to do, but which is not always carried out as it should be.

2. God’s Secret Will of Decree — That which God has eternally planned for everything and which always comes to pass.

The first one of these, the Lord’s Will of Command, is revealed in Scripture for us to discern in the present what God wants each of us to do and be.  (eg. I Thess. 4:1-8)

The second will, the Lord’s Will of Decree, is kept hidden (for the most part) and we discover it when it happens (and it always happens).  (eg. Deut. 29:29; Ecc. 7:14; Eph. 1:11)

Understanding this distinction is hugely important for discerning the Lord’s Will for our lives.

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