SUNDAY - Not as I will, but as you will

Matthew 26:39

“...not as I will, but as you will.”

In his prayer we see Jesus do two things that are incredibly difficult: he completely pours out his heart to the Father and he fully surrenders to the Father’s will. This line between clearly knowing and expressing what he preferred in that moment, but living in faithful and free surrender is incredibly difficult to walk. We must be clear: the Father and son were united in will from eternity past, but in this moment we see the full humanity of Jesus as he counts the cost of the road before him and the perfection of Jesus as he walks in faithful unity with the father. Jesus wasn’t floating above the reality of the suffering he would endure - he was looking right at the terrible cost he would pay. He also wasn’t somehow caught like a spider, unable to run if he wanted to. Not my will, but yours be done.

How do you walk this line? Are you clear and upfront with the Father about everything in your heart and on your mind? Are you living in active submission to His will, even if in conflicts with your own?

Prayer:

Father, teach me to pour out my heart to you and open my hand to your will.

Question to consider:

What am I holding back from the Father? Why? What am I not surrendering? Why?