Transcript Not My Will, But Thine Be Done

Not My Will,
But Thine Be Done
God expects us to live by
this same principle
today.
Luke 22:41-42
• "And He was parted from them
about a stone's throw; and He
kneeled down and
prayed, saying 'Father, if Thou be
willing, remove this cup from Me;
nevertheless not My will, but Thine,
be done"
Introduction
• Jesus knew what was ahead for Him, but He still
prayed: "Thy Will be done.“
• This was the resolve Jesus displayed to all
mankind.
• Such resolve that we are asked to imitate
1 Corinthians 11:1
• He knew of the pain and the shame that awaited
Him, and He knew that it would end with His
death.
• But He was willing to go through with it because
of the importance of what He could do for
mankind:
Hebrews 2:9-10
• "But we behold Him Who hath been made a
little lower than the angels, even Jesus,
because of the suffering of death crowned
with glory and honor, that by the grace of God
He should taste of death for every man. For it
became Him, for Whom are all things, and
through Whom are all things, in bringing many
sons unto glory, to make the Author of their
salvation perfect through suffering“.
The Attitude That Causes Sin:
• "Not Thy Will, but mine, be done" is the cause of all sin.
• Adam and Eve had the clear instructions from God about
the "Tree of the knowledge of good and evil" (Gen. 2). He
told them, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely
eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die"
(Genesis 2:16,17).
• But when Satan tempted Eve, she ate.
• And she gave to Adam, and he ate (Gen. 3).
• They did not sin because they didn't know better.
• Their attitude was, "Not Thy Will, but mine, be done."
• Basically, that is the attitude of every sinner.
The Attitude That Causes Sin:
• 1 Samuel 15
• King Saul had clear instructions about his war with the Amalekites.
• God promised him the victory, but told him, "Go, and utterly
destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until
they be consumed".
• But he spared King Agag and the best of the animals, and
"explained" to the prophet Samuel, "Yea, I have obeyed the voice
of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and
have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed
the Amalekites.
• But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the
devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal"
The Attitude That Causes Sin:
• 1 Samuel 15:
• Samuel answered him with a statement we need to
take to our heart:
• "Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and
sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold,
to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than he
fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and
stubbornness is as idolatry and iniquity.
• Because thou hast rejected the Word of Jehovah, He
hath also rejected thee from being king"
• You see, Saul had his instructions, but his attitude was,
"Not Thy Will, but mine, be done."
The Pattern Of The Life Of Jesus:
• The reason Jesus left heaven and came to this earth is
clearly revealed:
• "For I am come down from heaven, not to do Mine own
will, but the will of Him that sent Me" (John 6:38).
• This theme is repeated over and over in the Bible,
• "Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the Will of Him
that sent Me, and to accomplish His work" (John 4:34).
• That was the way He lived. That is why He came to earth.
As we read in Heb. 5:8,9,
• "Though He was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things
which He suffered; and having been made perfect, He
became unto all them that obey Him the Author of eternal
salvation.'
The Pattern Of The Life Of Jesus:
• The apostle Paul wrote of Jesus, and of our response to
Him:
• "Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who,
existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an
equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied
Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the
likeness of men, and being found in fashion as a man, He
humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea,
the death of the cross"
(Philippians 2:5-8).
• He lived by the principle He prayed: "Not My Will, but
Thine, be done."
• And He expects us to live by that same principle.
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• Jesus set the example for us:
• "For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also
suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye
should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither
was guile found in His mouth; Who when He was
reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered,
threatened not; but committed Himself to Him
that judgeth righteously"
(1 Peter 2:21-23).
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• Paul wrote: "For the love of Christ constraineth
us; because we thus judge, that One died for all,
therefore all died; and He died for all, that they
that live should no longer live unto themselves,
but unto Him Who for their sakes died and rose
again."
(2 Corinthians 5:14,15).
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• We all must learn to follow His Will, not ours.
• As the prophet wrote long ago, "O Jehovah, I
know that the way of man is not in himself; it
is not in man that walketh to direct his steps"
(Jeremiah 10:23).
• When we are debased enough to say to God:
"I will live my own life, I will chart my own
path,“; we are heading for a terrible fall.
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• As Jesus put it: "If any man would come after
Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow Me. For whoever would save
his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose
his life for My sake shall find it. for what shall a
man be profited, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a
man give in exchange for his soul?“
(Matthew 16: 24-26).
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• Too many have the idea that God gave us limits and
prohibitions to inhibit us.
• But long ago Moses wrote: "And Jehovah
commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear
Jehovah our God, for our good always"
(Deuteronomy 6:24).
• Notice that last phrase: "For our good always."
• God wants what is best for us, and -- because He is
our Creator -- He knows what is best for us.
•
The Pattern Of Our Life For Jesus:
• Thus, only when we listen to Him and mold
our lives according to His Will, can we achieve
the happiness and fulfillment which He wants
us to have.
• The apostle Paul put it well when he wrote: "I
have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer
I that live, but Christ liveth in me"
(Galatians 2:20).
God's Will At Work In Our Lives:
• No one can live better than he knows how, so we must first
learn the Will of God.
• As the Lord said: "No man can come to Me, except the
Father that sent Me draws him: and I will raise him up in
the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall all
be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the
Father, and hath learned, cometh unto Me"
(John 6:44,45).
• The apostle Paul wrote on this subject, also: "Look
therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore
be ye not foolish, but understand what the Will of the Lord
is"
(Ephesians 5:15-17).
God's Will At Work In Our Lives:
• Having learned the Will of God, we must also be willing to
submit to
it.
• Jesus plainly said: "Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the Will of My Father Who is in heaven. Many will say
to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy
name, and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name
do many mighty works? And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity"
(Matthew 7:21-23).
• Just calling Jesus, "Lord" is not enough.
• We must also do what He says.
God's Will At Work In Our Lives:
• We should always carry in our hearts the
attitude expressed by Samuel, who said:
"Speak, Lord, Thy servant heareth"
(1 Samuel 3:10).
• Let us never forget that God has work for us to
do.
• Let us not forget that when faced with a
decision this attitude would be very helpful to
help us make the right choice.
Conclusion
• Yes, Jesus prayed: "Not My will, but thine be done."
• Can you and will you pray that same prayer today,
and then determine that you will follow Him by
learning what He wants of you, and then doing it?
• That is what He wants you to do.
• We don't ask that you join our church.
We don't have any church of our own for you to join.
• But we believe that you should be in that church
which Jesus built, and purchased with His own
precious blood. (Acts 20:28) and of which He is the
Savior (Ephesians 5:23).