In showing God’s permissive will and His perfect will for our lives, Pastor Gray discusses how God used the Ephesians’ urging not to go as Paul sets his face toward Rome. God had given Paul a word: he would speak before kings (Acts 9:15). Both these messages were from the Lord, but one represented God’s perfect will, the other His permissive will.

God can use conflicting messages to show us His permissive will and His perfect will.