Jesus Did It First - Day 2

Obeying The Will Of The Father

"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me." - John 5:30

Jesus was committed to obedience to the Father's will. It was the will of the Father that His Son be born as a man. To die on the cross for sinful man and to be raised again by the power of the Father.

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." - 1 Corinthians 1:18

The very same power that resurrected Jesus is the same power that gives us new life in Christ. Do you pray like Jesus told the disciples to pray?

"Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." - Matthew 6:9-10

Do you think about the will of God as you live your life day to day? Does the Father's will shine as a guide for you. Are you willing to defer to "thus saith the Lord" or have you chosen to follow something less - some watered-down way that pleases you or the way of the world that pleases the lost? Do you believe that "by yourself you can do nothing that is consistent with the will of God"

"For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." - Psalm 51:16-17

Only my will submitted to the Father. That is what is acceptable to God. Nothing more - nothing less. That is what you did on the day you were born again. Like Nicodemus, seeking God in a way that was consistent with his natural understanding but finding a truth that was revealed supernaturally. Salvation begins with submission to the will of God. Jesus is the expressed will of God. The Way and Truth and Life. 

We can live a life submitted to the will of God because Jesus did it first. If He had not, we could not.

"There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus. No not one. No not one. Jesus knows all about our sorrows. Jesus knows all about our struggles; He will guide 'til the day is done: There's not a Friend like the lowly Jesus: No, not one! no, not one!" No Not One, Johnson Oatman (1895)

Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory. 

By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone