August 30, 2021

Monday

My Will or Thy Will?

Matthew 26: 36-46

“…when the people willingly offered themselves.”

Judges 5:2b

Willful or willing? The word we adopt for ourselves determines our destiny. Being willful implies a self-willed and stubborn heart; but a willing spirit prays, “Not my will, but Thine be done.”

The Bible counsels us to have a willing heart. In Exodus 25:2, the people were asked to give from a willing heart. First Chronicles 28:9 tells us to serve God “with a loyal heart and with a willing mind.” King David, in contributing his wealth to the building of the temple, said, “As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You” (1 Chronicles 29:17). Paul commended those who gave to the Lord with “a willing mind” (2 Corinthians 8:12). And Peter told the pastors of his day, “Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly” (1 Peter 5:2).

Our hearts are naturally stubborn and self-willed. But when we offer ourselves willingly to the full will of God, it blesses the Lord—and it blesses us too!

A point to ponder…

We are never losers from doing the will of God.
George Müller

Read the Bible through in a year

Ezekiel 1-4

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