Then the king said to Zadok, "Take the Covenant Box back to the city. If the LORD is pleased with me, some day he will let me come back to see it and the place where it stays.

But if he isn't pleased with me---well, then, let him do to me what he wishes."

People may plan all kinds of things, but the LORD's will is going to be done.

The will of the Lord alone is always carried out.

Instead, he told them as he left, "If it is the will of God, I will come back to you." And so he sailed from Ephesus.

every time I pray. I ask that God in his good will may at last make it possible for me to visit you now.

And so I will come to you full of joy, if it is God's will, and enjoy a refreshing visit with you.

If the Lord is willing, however, I will come to you soon, and then I will find out for myself the power which these proud people have, and not just what they say.

I want to see you more than just briefly in passing; I hope to spend quite a long time with you, if the Lord allows.

Let us go forward! And this is what we will do, if God allows.