Where Adam failed in the Garden of Eden, Jesus prevailed in the Garden of Gethsemane. And the key to Christ's victory here was the secret of His whole life, embodied in those seven immortal words, "Not my will, but thine, be done." The Roman soldiers seized Jesus and crucified Him, but they could not take His life, for He had already laid it down in Gethsemane. "No one takes My life from Me," was Jesus's confession, "but I lay it down of Myself."
Many times people embark on the journey to discover God's will having already made up their minds about what they think God wants them to do. And often what they are actually seeking is divine validation of what they desire. If you truly want God's will for your life, you cannot simply pray, "your will be done." You must include, "Not my will."
The kingdom of God is present wherever God's authority is acknowledged and submitted to. Jesus was praying for God's will to be done exclusively - the way it is done in heaven. In other words, all other wills bow to the divine will, God's authority is recognized and submitted to, and everything comes into alignment with what the Father desires.
It all begins with the heart - it all begins with us. Jesus said "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21). What was Jesus talking about? He was talking about God's will being done in the hearts of men. Human kings fight over land and spoil, but the real estate God desires is that of the heart.
Jesus said in John 7:38, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" He didn't say we would see rivers of water flow from heaven - He said they would flow from inside His people! God's kingdom is not coming out of the blue sky; it's coming from within us! God's will is that every believer becomes an annexation of His kingdom, a portal through which He can pour His glory and release His power into the world. If you want to see God's kingdom come on earth, it starts with God's will being done in earth - in you!
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
Many times people embark on the journey to discover God's will having already made up their minds about what they think God wants them to do. And often what they are actually seeking is divine validation of what they desire. If you truly want God's will for your life, you cannot simply pray, "your will be done." You must include, "Not my will."
The kingdom of God is present wherever God's authority is acknowledged and submitted to. Jesus was praying for God's will to be done exclusively - the way it is done in heaven. In other words, all other wills bow to the divine will, God's authority is recognized and submitted to, and everything comes into alignment with what the Father desires.
It all begins with the heart - it all begins with us. Jesus said "The kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:21). What was Jesus talking about? He was talking about God's will being done in the hearts of men. Human kings fight over land and spoil, but the real estate God desires is that of the heart.
Jesus said in John 7:38, "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" He didn't say we would see rivers of water flow from heaven - He said they would flow from inside His people! God's kingdom is not coming out of the blue sky; it's coming from within us! God's will is that every believer becomes an annexation of His kingdom, a portal through which He can pour His glory and release His power into the world. If you want to see God's kingdom come on earth, it starts with God's will being done in earth - in you!
Daniel Kolenda, Live before you die
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