<p>7:30 <i>But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized by him</i>- Some had been baptized by him, so the reference is to the Pharisees and lawyers in the crowd at that time. God will fulfil His purpose for us- if we align ourselves with it, and thus see in everything that happens in our lives <i>His</i> will being forwarded. We can choose to not align ourselves with His will. The Pharisees rejected the purpose of God against themselves by not being baptized by John (Lk. 7:30 ESV). His will is not that we should sit around doing Sudoku, watching movies, bantering on the internet, trying to get as much money as possible to finance our nice meals, expensive coffees and designer clothes. His will, as expressed in His very Name, is that He &lsquo;will be&rsquo; grace, love, care, justice, salvation, righteousness, all over the world and to every man and woman. If these things are our focus, our mission, our purpose, our passion, our underlying heartthrob, if <i>His</i> will is behind <i>our</i> will&hellip; then everything somehow comes together for us in a dynamic and fulfilling existence, both in this world and in the life eternal.</p>