First used in Mt. 6:10 and found more than sixty times in the New Testament, the Greek noun “thelma” meant “will,” “purpose,” “determination.”  This word most often describes the will of God, though it describes the devil’s will in 2 Tim. 2:26.  Matthew wrote about the “will of the Father in heaven” (7:21; 12:50; 18:14).  Jesus’ sacrifice was based on the “will of God” (Gal. 1:4).  It was also God’s “will” that Paul be an apostle (2 Cor. 1:1; Col. 1:1; Eph. 1:1; 2 Tim. 1:1).  Being thankful (1 Thess. 5:18) is part of God’s will, as is doing God’s from the heart (Eph. 6:6).  Verses like Lk. 12:47; Acts 22:14; Col. 4:12 and Heb. 10:36; 13:21; 1 Pet. 4:2; 1 Jn. 2:17 tell us we can truly know and do the will of God.