Let me be a scullion in your kitchen. By Charles Spurgeon. Psalm 143, verse 10. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. The prayer is, teach me to do your will. This is a practical prayer. David does not say merely, teach me to know your will. That is a very excellent prayer, but there are a great many who never progress past the knowing of God's will, to the doing of His will. These are forgetful hearers, deceiving themselves.

An ounce of doing is worth a ton of knowing. The most orthodox faith in the world, if it is accompanied by an unholy life, will only increase a man's damnation. If there is not both the knowing and the practicing of God's will, then the more we know, the greater will be our condemnation. There are many who long to know all the mysterious aspects of Scripture. Others labor incessantly to understand the depths of prophecy, and a nice muddle they make when they get there. We have had, I do not know how many theories of prophecy, each one of them more absurd than the rest. And so it will be, I fear, to the world's end. Truly, it would be a good thing to understand the prophecies, and fathom all mysteries and all knowledge.

But I will show you the most excellent way. That most excellent way is to live a life of humility, godly sincerity, and faith, and to show forth the love of Jesus in your life. Lord, I chiefly long to please you and obey your will. Teach me that, and I am content. Let me be a scullion in your kitchen, if so I may glorify you.