As I continue to share with you the Lord’s prayer which is taken from the Gospel of Matthew 6:9-13 “Your kingdom come, your will be done”
This prayer is simultaneously a liberating and a challenging one. It is liberating because it brings us to believer’s acceptance of God’s perfect will. It challenging because one of the most difficult things for humans is to submit ourselves to God. From the start God has a master plan with His creation-and that includes the life of every person. God wants to carry our His plan, but Satan is always trying to subtly sabotage it. By praying this prayer, we ask no less than the death of our own willfulness and this means surrendering our loves. With this, we surrender ourselves completely to God. We humans suffer from an almost indestructible, strong and eternal self-love and that is why this is a dangerous prayer: It could cost us our lives, Martin Luther claimed that it was a dangerous prayer, because it meant obedience without taking back. Of course, we are sometimes willing to compromise, a part of His will; half a quarter, or, in a generous moment, we are prepared to give up nine-tenths of our will.
With this prayer, we ask for the strength to be obedient and devoted to God’s will; we ask for the power to resist Satan. Some people do the will of majority; others say they are their own boss and will do as they please. Who can really meet God’s demands? No one! It is impossible for humans. On this broken earth there was One who could do God’s will to perfection: Jesus, the living Christ! My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent Me, and from finishing His work. (John 4:34)
“The will of God will never take you to where the grace of God will not protect you”
Grace and Peace to You My Friends
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