***Find previous Easter Advent entries here, here, here and here.***
As Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, He was full of sorrow. He knew the excruciating pain he was about to suffer as we would take the punishment for every wrong thing anybody had ever done (or would ever do). He knew the weight of what His shoulders would hold and of the heartache that stemmed from all of the sin, brokenness and pain in people’s hearts.
With death awaiting Him, He could’ve prayed a thousand different things – most, probably selfish in nature. Wouldn’t you? If you knew death was knocking on your door, wouldn’t you be pleading or screaming or flat out running away? In that moment though, Jesus prayed with a heart full of trust and submission…“Not my will, but Yours be done.”
Wow. So often we pray differently, don’t we? Our sinful nature likes to pray things that we deem ‘best’ for us, not necessarily what the Lord has for us. His way is always best and we should trust that truth, just as Jesus did.
Garden Prayer
Read: Mark 14:32-42 Luke 22:39-53
Do: Memorize scripture.
—Not my will, but yours be done. Luke 22:42
—Sing it, eat a piece of candy for each word, create a hand motion for a set of words – whatever it takes, memorize it!
Pray: Lord, thank you that we can pray to you about everything. Help us to pray for Your will to be done in every situation.