Many years ago, when our children were young, my Teresa and I sat down and prepared a will. This instrument, as the name implies, was our will to be carried out at our death. This made the normal provisions for who would care for our children, how our earthly possessions would be divided, etc. The material things were not the most important thing; it was who would raise our children. These people had to be faithful Christians that we could trust would raise our boys to be faithful. GOD blessed us to live to see our children grow up so that part of the will was never needed.
As I consider the blessing of being a child of GOD, I know that I am a part of His family. If I have an obedient faith and am led by the Spirit, then I am an adopted child of the Living GOD, according to Romans 8:14 – 17. What a thrilling thought to be an heir in GOD’S will!
Paul began the Ephesian letter with the introduction, “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of GOD.”
That is really what I want: to be in HIS will.