The Lord's Will Be Done

Let The Will Of The Lord Be Done

Matthew 26:36–39 NKJV

36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

Acts 21:14 NKJV

14 So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.”

James 4:13–15 NKJV

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

Introduction

Sheree and I are learning like everyone else. There is one thing about God; “We can’t put Him in a box.” Whatever happens never catches Him off guard. He is control of everything including our lives and everything happens according to His will.

Jesus Obeys God’s Will

Matthew 26:42 is written about a time when Jesus was about to be made a sacrifice for our sins.

His human side realized how much pain and suffering He would have to endure, and He prayed to His Father that the cup would pass from Him.

But Jesus said; “Nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.

Paul And The Apostles Obey The Lord’s Will

Acts 21:14 is written about the time a man prophesied about some Jews plotting to kill Paul if he went to Jerusalem.

The Apostles tried to persuade him to not go but after they seen they couldn’t, they said; “Let the will of the Lord be done.

We Must Accept The Lord’s Will

We have plans and we have desires for the Lord to do something for us.

In our case it was healing Sheree. We’ve been praying for Him to heal her once and for all.

But I believe we’ve come to realization that it will only happen if it’s His will.

Conclusion

First of all, God isn’t cruel. He’s loving.

When our prayers seem to go unanswered, it’s because it isn’t His will at that moment.

God’s timing is perfect, so if it’s the Lord’s will, Sheree will be healed once and for all.

And if there is a delay, it’s for a good reason. We just have to trust God!