Not my Will but Yours

35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36 "Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."

Mark 14:35-36



Jesus, being fully man and fully God and knowing that He would shortly be humiliated and abused and beaten to the point of death and then finally crucified on a cross, pleaded with God the Father to not have to go through such a horrible and painful experience. For a brief moment in time Jesus asked for the cup to be taken from Him in order that he wouldn’t have to be separated from the God and Father that He so dearly loved and that He wouldn’t have to endure such pain and humiliation and suffering, all on account of mankind's sin. But then, knowing the end of the story and knowing the victory that would encompass all who believed in Him after His resurrection, He willingly agreed to do the will of the father and not to give in to the will of the flesh which would want no part of what was about to happen. “Not my will but your will”, is how Jesus responded and that is all that God would ask of you and of me today as His followers, to surrender to His will in every part of our lives in order that His Spirit could go to work to restore and to renew our relationship with the God who loved us so much that He gave the life of His very Son to set us free! Will you surrender today? Will you accept this awesome gift of love into your life in order that you could be changed from the inside out in a way that God’s love could be reflected through you onto others who do not yet know Him as their Savior? Jesus is waiting – He endured much pain and suffering to make this day possible – He is knocking on your heart's door and wants to give you an eternal life with him that is full of abundance and joy and peace and love like you have never experienced before. Surrender to His call today and live your life for the King!