As I was doing morning devotions this morning, I read some thoughts by Pastor James MacDonald on the Lord’s Prayer, and he noted that this is the only request that they ask of Jesus is to teach them to pray. Some of us know the Lord’s Prayer very well, some of us do not know it well at all but regardless of whether it is something we recite on a regular basis or not, it is still important for us. We may know the various petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, such as “forgive us our debts/transgressions” or “Give us our daily bread,” but one that I am drawn to this morning is “thy will be done”.
My question for us this morning, is ….do we actually pray
that petition? We may say yes. If we are honest with ourselves, we may say no.
But the question remains do we really
pray “Thy will be done”? I cannot answer that question for all of us. There is
a (or at least should be J)
a startling serenity in praying that petition. There is a fear in giving up
that power, but there is a joy and a peace in knowing that our lives our in
much more capable hands.
When Jesus is instructing us to pray thy will be done. He is
telling us that we are to give up control, and give up our will. It means everything. It means our whole
selves, not simply part of our lives, or an hour a week. It means today,
tomorrow, next week, forever. It does
not mean us saying, “God, I will let you choose what you want me to do today,
rather, God, set my mind straight. Align my life according to your plan.”
God wants more than lip service, he wants commitment. He
wants a complete surrender, and that begins with our will. Jesus example shows
us this as well when he prays, “God take the cup from me but that His will
would be done.” God’s will is not going to be our will, unless we make our will
his. He is will not change his entire will based on our whims. God is
sovereign, good, and holy. Together let us change our will, and our minds to
Gods and pray remembering that, “Thy will be done” not our own. And let us live
into that startling serenity that God reigns over us.
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