March 19
Matthew 6:10
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Sometimes we get complacent in our every day lives. We have a place to live, food to eat, a vehicle to drive. When things in our neat little lives hit with something unexpected we often find ourselves rather shaken up. We don't like for things to not go according to our plan. Even though we know God is in control, sometimes it is not His will we truly desire, it is our own.
Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane praying just before things were put in motion that would lead to His crucifixion. Even He, being both God and man, asked if the cup could pass from Him. But then He followed with, "Thy will be done." We know Jesus knew what was coming. We also know that He could have asked His Father to spare Him and God could have. Imagine the trust it took to simply say "Thy will be done."
In verse 10 of Matthew 6 we have part of the model prayer. Jesus gave this as an example to His disciples and to us. So when we pray we should always ask for things according to God's will. There may be things in life we'd like to do or things we really don't want to do, but it is important for us to submit our will to His and learn what He would have us do. God already has a plan laid out that we know nothing about. He already sees what lies down the road, around the bend and over the hill. We are to pray for His plan and His will to be worked through us. We don't follow the health and wealth gospel, we follow the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. We aren't to say to God, Give me this or that. It is fine to ask for whatever your heart desires, but we must always follow that with "Not what I want, Father, but what You want." We should be able to say "God, whatever You want is what I want. I will be happy and at peace regardless of where you lead." His will, not ours, today and every day.
As we go through the day, let us remember to always ask for God's will in our lives and not our own.
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