Not My Will

Luke 22:39-46

Recap:

• “The First Sacrifice: Love that Covers” (Genesis 3:21)
  • The Cost of Covering: A Sacrifice Was Made
  • The Gift of Grace: God Clothes the Guilty
  • The Foreshadowing of Redemption: Christ in the Garden

Introduction:

• Luke 22:39-46
• There are moments in life when surrender is the hardest thing to do, when the weight of what lies ahead presses so heavily on our hearts that we cry out for another way. In Luke 22:39-46, we find Jesus in such a moment. In the quiet shadows of Gethsemane, just steps away from betrayal and the cross, He kneels in agony, not because He lacks courage, but because He is fully human and fully aware of the suffering to come.
• And yet, in that garden, Jesus utters one of the most powerful prayers ever recorded: “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” This is not a prayer of resignation; it is a declaration of trust. It is the heart of obedience. It is the model for every believer who has ever wrestled with God’s will.
• Today, we step into that sacred space with Jesus, not to observe from a distance, but to learn what it means to say, “Not my will.” What does surrender look like when the cost is high? How do we trust God when the path is painful? And how can we find strength, like Jesus did, to rise from prayer and walk in obedience?
• Let us journey into the garden together.