Thursday 21 July

His Way

Read Matthew 26:36-46

O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.  Matthew 26:39

A question about the title of a hymn took me back to a wonderful old song that I grew up singing in church called’ “Let Him Have His Way With Thee.”  The chorus says: “His power can make you what you ought to be; His blood can cleanse your heart and make you free; His love can fill your soul, and you will see ‘twas best for Him to have His way with thee.”

Even when we know that God’s way is best for us, we may still struggle to obey Him.  When Christ our Saviour faced the horrible reality of bearing our sins on the cross, He agonised in prayer, saying, “O my Father, if it possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will” (Matthew 26:39).

Jesus, who lived to do His Father’s will, struggled and prayed, then willingly obeyed.  And He can help us as we grapple with the difficult choices in our lives.

C.S. Lewis wrote: “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done.’”  If we continually choose our own way, He will eventually allow us to suffer the consequences.

It’s best to surrender to God now.  If we do, we’ll have the assurance that His way is best for us. David McCasland.

Have Thine own way, Lord!  Have Thine own way!

Thou art the Potter, I am the clay;

Mould me and make me after They will,

While I am waiting, yielded and still.  Pollard.

There is victory in surrender when the conqueror is Christ.

Prayer:

Pray for the orphans that we support as a church, through Compassion.

Pray for this Indonesian village, that many will see Christ in the lives of these supported children.