““Not My Will””
Wednesday, January 8, 2025Key Verse
“… nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” Luke 22:42b
Text — Luke 22:40-42
Message
Although they were classmates, Tony disliked Jimmy because he would tell lies to“cover up” for his wrongdoings. One day, Jimmy needed a pen to write but nobody had a pen to spare except Tony. The thoughts of the “bad” things Jimmy had done to him came to Tony’s mind, and he was not willing to give out his pen to him. At the same time, he remembered that God demands that friends of Jesus must not repay evil with evil. Praise God! Tony yielded to God’s will and did what God wanted him to do, he gave the extra pen he had to Jimmy.
The word “will” refer to what we want, love and would have done, said or chosen if God’s word and His Spirit had not directed differently. As recorded in today’s key verse, Jesus obeyed and did the will of His heavenly Father, even though it was painful. He is the perfect Example every friend of His must follow. Paul, Peter, Enoch, Abraham and many other people in the Bible gave up what they would have done, did what God wanted them to do and were greatly rewarded. God is ready to help you, if you would ask Him.
Further Reading
John 11:32-44
Prayer for today
Dear Father, please help me to obey You and do only the things You want me to do.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
