Not Our Will, but God's be Done
Luke 22
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(v. 41-44) "He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 'Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.' An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground."
My Thoughts
Jesus came to earth to save the lost. He came for each and every one of us. God gave us His own Son as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Jesus knew that this was he reason He was here and He knew exactly what was going to happen. Jesus still prayed that if there was another way, to let it be so. He went through with the whole thing because of His faith and because of His love for us.
It's a weird thing to think that Jesus would have prayed about something like this. At the same time, it is such an amazing and profound thing as well. This is because Jesus was God in the flesh. He is fully God, but fully human at the same time, and this shows His human aspect greatly.
Of course Jesus wouldn't want to have to go through what He was about to go through, who would? That is why Jesus prayed about this. He was strengthened by an angel because this was God's plan. Jesus was going to defeat death and disarm Satan. There was a price that had to be paid for this to occur, and that price was for us to pay, not Jesus. But Jesus paid the price for us.
Jesus wanted only what His Father in heaven wanted. That is how we should be as well. Yes, of course we can have our own desires, but we should place God's desires and His plan above our own. God's plan will take place, no matter what, no one can stand in His way. If God wants something to happen, it will, whether we like it or not. That doesn't mean that everything that happens is God's doing, some things are just allowed by Him.
Bad things that happen to us like disease, hurt, loss, are not from God. God allows these things to happen, but He does not cause them. His plan is in what comes after they happen. What is bad right now God will use to create good. We just have to trust in Him and allow Him to act.
Often times we don't have the mindset that Jesus had. "Yet not my will, but yours be done." That is how we should think. That is what we should say to God when we ask for things. Ask for what you want to ask for, but remember that it is God's will that is to be done, not our own.
It's a weird thing to think that Jesus would have prayed about something like this. At the same time, it is such an amazing and profound thing as well. This is because Jesus was God in the flesh. He is fully God, but fully human at the same time, and this shows His human aspect greatly.
Of course Jesus wouldn't want to have to go through what He was about to go through, who would? That is why Jesus prayed about this. He was strengthened by an angel because this was God's plan. Jesus was going to defeat death and disarm Satan. There was a price that had to be paid for this to occur, and that price was for us to pay, not Jesus. But Jesus paid the price for us.
Jesus wanted only what His Father in heaven wanted. That is how we should be as well. Yes, of course we can have our own desires, but we should place God's desires and His plan above our own. God's plan will take place, no matter what, no one can stand in His way. If God wants something to happen, it will, whether we like it or not. That doesn't mean that everything that happens is God's doing, some things are just allowed by Him.
Bad things that happen to us like disease, hurt, loss, are not from God. God allows these things to happen, but He does not cause them. His plan is in what comes after they happen. What is bad right now God will use to create good. We just have to trust in Him and allow Him to act.
Often times we don't have the mindset that Jesus had. "Yet not my will, but yours be done." That is how we should think. That is what we should say to God when we ask for things. Ask for what you want to ask for, but remember that it is God's will that is to be done, not our own.
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
So, so true!!! His will be done!!!!
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