Submit To His Will
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s
cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying,
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me:
nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done (Luke 22:41-42).
In the opening scripture, we observe how the
Lord Jesus agonized earnestly in prayer to the
Father. The forty-fourth verse of Luke chapter twenty-
two actually says, “And being in an agony he prayed
more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great
drops of blood falling down to the ground.” It was a
moment of decision for Jesus. In His prayer, He said,
“…Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me….”
He was referring to His imminent spiritual death,
and the fact that, by that death, the Father would
turn His back on Him, because the sins of the world
would be laid on Him. This was the cause of His
indescribable anguish. He knew what was ahead at
the cross, a separation from His Father. However, from
the beginning, He had prophetically declared, “…Lo, I
come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,)
to do thy will, O God” (Hebrews 10:7).
He knew what the Father’s will was, and He
came to fulfil it, as clearly spelt out in the Word. So,
irrespective of the terrible experience, the painful
separation from the Father, which He loathed, He
submitted Himself to the Father’s will. He was the
expression and fulfilment of the will of the Father. This
is what your life must be about: the fulfilment of the
will of the Father.
If you ever find yourself at the crossroads of life,
choose the Father’s will. You might ask, “What if I don’t
know His will concerning the issue?” That’s one of the
reasons you have the Holy Spirit; ask Him, and He’ll
reveal it to your spirit. In addition, as you study the
Word and meditate, the will of God is unveiled to your
spirit. God’s Word is His will expressed; His wisdom
is in His Word. Therefore, when you act on the Word,
you’re living out the will of God.
Don’t try to look for a “new” will of God; stay in
the Word! In the moment of physical weakness and
pain, hold on to the Word, and you’ll receive strength.
The Bible says concerning Jesus in His moment of
anguish: “And there appeared an angel unto him from
heaven, strengthening him” (Luke 22:43). Who was
that angel? The Holy Ghost! When you come to a crisis
moment, pray earnestly, affirming the Word, and you’d
receive strength to do the will of the Father.
Prayer
Dear Father, thank you for strengthening me by your Spirit
to do your will always. You’re the one working in me, both to will
and to do your good pleasure. My life is a daily expression of your
will, and I fulfil your purpose and destiny for me with glory and joy,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Philippians 2:13; romans 8:26-27; romans 12:2
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 10:24-42
Genesis 34-35
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 6:1-13
Genesis 14