Saturday, September 19, 2015

Thy Will Be Done

 
Matthew 26:42  He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.”

I had read that in Jesus’ agonized prayer in the Garden Of Gethsemane, where in Luke 22:44 we are told that “being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground”, we see the total submission of Christ to the Father. We see the struggle between life and death in God’s Plan of Salvation, a cosmic struggle with every soul on earth in the balance. The victory was in submission with four little words.  This short little prayer: “Thy will be done” has been called “the prayer that never fails.” God always and answers this prayer. Throughout our life, we need to pray it continually as we daily give control of our live to God.

Luke 11:2 And he said unto them, “When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”


We should pray: “Lord, use me today for Your great purposes and for Your glory.” There are always all kinds of opportunities to serve His plan. I had heard before that this prayer: “Not my will, but thine, be done”, demonstrates the difference between a Christian prayer and a pagan prayer. When a non-Believer prays, they try to harness the spiritual powers of God’s creation and cosmos to do their bidding and proclaim: “As I will, so it must be”; worshipping the creature as a part of creation, without the Creator, creating their own divine rules to plant their flag, make their stand and live or die by; a phantom phantasy in their mind. Creator God creates the rules and defines destinies. When one says in thought, word or deed: “My will is to not obey God, nor believe in the Savior Jesus – the Way, the Truth and the Life”, then Almighty Creator God says: “Not My will, but thy will be done” and they are lost in their unforgiven sin. And if Jesus, sent by our heavenly Father out of His pure love and mercy, does not pay for their sin, then they must pay for their sin eternally. That is why we need to have compassion on the “lost” and bring them the “good news” of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who paid the price of sin in full for all those who believe. Salvation and forgiveness, freedom and life are found in no other.

Luke 22:42 “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”


In Christ, Brian

1 comment:

elderchild said...

"FATHER, not My will, But THY Will Be Done"!

The focus, the focal point of pagan "catholicism", and the more than 30,000(according to statistical data) systems of religion that declare themselves to be "christian" is their version of a messiah which they call their "christ".......

Yet it seems the focus, the focal point and the desire of those who seek to follow The Messiah on that "Narrow Way", that IS "The Way, The TRUTH, and The Life"! It seems their focal point and desire should be the same as The Messiah's focal point and desire! (Matthew 7:14, John 14:6)

And The Messiah's focal point and desire?

"FATHER, not My will, But THY Will Be Done"! (Luke 22:42)

The Messiah's focus, His focal point was "His FATHER and GOD"! And His desire was to do both The Will and GOOD Pleasure of His FATHER and GOD! HE WHO IS also The "FATHER and GOD" of His brethren(naturally male or 'fe'male) as well! (John 6:38, Philippians 2:13, John 20:17, Matthew 16:24-26)com/2015/02/the-messiah-beginning-of-creation-of.html

"Our FATHER and GOD" indeed and TRUTH! (John 20:17)

And TRUTH IS! The Messiah testified, "I can do nothing of my own self"....... (John 5:19,30; 8:28-29; 7:16; 9:4; 12:49-50; 14:10,23-24; 17:8,14)

Can His brethren do anything more?

Continued @ http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/07/father-not-my-will-but-thy-will-be-done.html