TGN: Not My Will, But God's Will

Prayer: Father God, do not be silent. Your people are calling on You, we desire to hear You-we need to hear You LORD. If there is anything in our lives blocking Your Holy communication from us, reveal it and remove it now! Let us hear Your Holy Spirit, revealing things unknown, to counsel, convict, guide and comfort our souls, minds, wills and emotions with Your perfect truth. In the mighty name of Jesus, the true King of everything. Amen
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DEATH & RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE KING

Matthew 26

Gethsemane *part 4*
v. 39-41
Going a little farther (away from where Peter, James and John were), (Jesus) fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleep. "Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

In times of suffering people sometimes wish they knew the future, or they wish they could understand the reason for their anguish. I can testify to that, most of the time the suffering and anguish came from the job I was at- and how I wish I knew what was next, and when it was coming, but would it have helped? Jesus knew what lay ahead of Him, and He knew the reason. Even so, His struggle was intense-more wrenching than any struggle we will ever have to face.

Jesus was not rebelling against His Father's Will when He asked that the cup of suffering, anguish and separation be taken away. How many of us BEG God to remove certain pains from our lives. If we can't cry out to God with our pain, who can we turn to? But the one thing missing from many of us, is the step of desiring God's Will over the entire circumstance. Jesus reaffirmed His desire to God's Will by saying, "Yet I want your will, not mine." His prayer reveals to us His terrible suffering. His agony was worse than death because He paid for all sin by being separated from God. Because of Jesus, God is always with us. The sinless Son of God took our sins upon Himself to save us from suffering and separation. Now, that's a hero to me.

What does it take to be able to say, "I want Your Will LORD"? It takes firm trust in God's plans; it takes prayer and obedience EACH step of the way.

GOD's WILL OR YOURS?
-which takes priority in your life?
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"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach the Good News to the poor." Isaiah 61:1

Scripture & Prayer from NIV Women's Devotional Bible-Classic Edition. Notes from The Study Application Bible. *The Voice of God, Cindy Jacobs

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