It's important to note the positions we take in this prayer before this statement. We have first aligned ourselves with a holy and personal God ("Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed by Thy name") in the first two lines. Next, we agree to make His realm our goal ("Thy kingdom come..."). Just as Israel rejected God and asked for an earthly king, we have in many ways rejected Christ and His teachings - we have lusted after worldly pursuits. Unless we are yielded to Christ's rule and reign, we aren't submitting to "thy kingdom come".
Only after agreeing to the first two tenets of this prayer, will we be ready to say "Thy will be done...". For us to submit to doing what pleases Him, we must remember who He is and who we are. A beautiful picture of that kind of submission is in Matthew 26:36-46. Jesus, in the garden before His death, in anguish of soul prayed "...not as I will, but as you will". His submission - when facing overwhelming grief and pain - is an example to us of what our submission should look like. R.C. Sproul in THE PRAYER OF OUR LORD said:
"We are to come to God and tell Him what we
want, but we must trust Him to give the answer that is
best for us. That is what Jesus did."
Jesus did yield and showed us the ultimate example of "Thy will be done".
I have a very determined little girl inside of me that says "MY will be done". It is not in her best interest to win! Together with Jesus, we must say to "Our Father in heaven...", "Thy will be done".
For further study: Isaiah 40: 21-26, Matthew 28:20, Luke 22:39-44, John 14:23, Acts 5:29, Romans 6:16, Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 13:20-21, 2 John 6
Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.
Love,
Holly
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