Mark 14:32-36
Holy Week is a time to remember that Jesus received a call from God that was much bigger than his personal want, his personal desires or personal wishes. God had a call on Jesus life that, as we can deduct from this Scripture, Jesus did not like. He did not want to go.
And yet, Jesus put his personal wants, desires and wishes aside. He responded to the call on his life that was much bigger than himself.
Had Jesus done what he wanted to do, had Jesus gone the way of his personal desires, had Jesus received his wish and the cup passed from him, had Jesus gone the way that his disciples wanted him to go, then the world would be lost. Creation would miss out on the goodness and blessings of God that come through Christ Jesus. Had the cup passed from Jesus, Jesus might have gotten what he wanted, but God had bigger dreams than the desires of one man.
Are we responding to God’s greater call on our lives or are we holding onto our personal wants, desires, and wishes?
Are we willing to let our desires die so that God’s dream can live?
Holy Week is a time to remember that Jesus received a call from God that was much bigger than his personal want, his personal desires or personal wishes. God had a call on Jesus life that, as we can deduct from this Scripture, Jesus did not like. He did not want to go.
And yet, Jesus put his personal wants, desires and wishes aside. He responded to the call on his life that was much bigger than himself.
Had Jesus done what he wanted to do, had Jesus gone the way of his personal desires, had Jesus received his wish and the cup passed from him, had Jesus gone the way that his disciples wanted him to go, then the world would be lost. Creation would miss out on the goodness and blessings of God that come through Christ Jesus. Had the cup passed from Jesus, Jesus might have gotten what he wanted, but God had bigger dreams than the desires of one man.
Are we responding to God’s greater call on our lives or are we holding onto our personal wants, desires, and wishes?
Are we willing to let our desires die so that God’s dream can live?