James 4:15 - If it is the Lord's will ...

Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

James 4:15

Commentary

God should be consulted in all our plans, and they should be made in His will. We should live and speak in the realization that our destinies are in His control. We should say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." Thus, in the book of Acts, we find the Apostle Paul saying, "I will return again to you, God willing" (18:21), and in 1 Corinthians 4:19 he wrote, "I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills."

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Jas 4:15). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Did you know?

Sometimes Christians employ the letters "D.V." to express this sense of dependence on God. These letters are the initials of two Latin words, Deo volente meaning God willing.

MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Jas 4:15). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.