"And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, 'Father, if it is Your will, take this cup from Me; nevertheless, not My will, but Your's, be done.' "
Luke 22:41-42
All prayer should be predicated on God's will. Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Your will be done" (Matt. 6:10), and here He demonstrated it, even in His agony. I have heard people demand and command that God do things. There is no basis in Scripture for this practice. Jesus consistently taught us to "ask" (see Matthew 21:22; Luke 11:9; John 14:14). We need to pray as James instructed us. "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'....Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that' " (James 4:13, 15).
Today's Thought: Our prayer should always seek God's will to be done.
Have an "asking" day. Love you.
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