Ephesians 5:17

be ye not Lit., become ye not; let not unwatchfulness pull you down.

understanding Better, probably, understand.

what the will of the Lord is "The good, and perfect, and acceptable will of God" apprehended by the disciple who is "being transformedby the renewing of his mind" (Romans 12:2, a passage much in point here). Not independent reason but the illuminated perceptions of a soul awake to God will have a true intuition into "His will," both as to that invariable attitude of the Christian, subjection to and love of the will of God, and as to the detailed opportunities of action in that attitude. Cp. on the Divine Will and our relation to it, Psalms 143:10; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 7:21; Mark 3:35; John 7:17; Acts 13:36; Acts 21:14; Acts 22:14; 2 Corinthians 8:5; Colossians 1:9; Colossians 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Heb 13:21; 1 John 2:17; below Ephesians 6:6. And on the example of the Lord, cp. Psalms 40:8; Luke 22:42; John 4:34; John 5:30; John 6:38.