“Yet, not my will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). When Jesus lifted this prayer on the most distressful night of His life—the night He was arrested and crucified—it was not a prayer of resignation but of trust. He was not consenting to His Father’s will because He had no other choice. For when Peter tried to prevent Jesus’ arrest, Jesus said, “Do you think I cannot call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53).
Why didn’t Jesus make that call when most of us would have hit speed dial? Because His heart desired God’s will over His own relief.
This moment shines a spotlight on what Jesus was really modeling for us: When what I want diverges from what God allows or provides, God always has a better idea. And though, this is a challenging truth to accept, think about what it would mean if we really believed it. It would mean God has built such an intimate relationship with us that we genuinely and implicitly trust in Him. Jesus was not forcing Himself into this kind of trust. It had been forged by His relationship with His Father as Jesus experienced the ups and downs of life that had led Him to this moment.
Trust did not make the road easier, but it made His footsteps certain, which means He had no doubts about God’s wisdom, power or love for Him. And He had no regrets taking it.
We don’t know what the future holds for us, but whatever it is, “Trust,” cultivated by the Holy Spirit through life’s experiences, is the most precious asset we can have. For those who trust in the Lord are like a tree planted by water, unafraid of heat, unworried in drought, and always fruitful (Jeremiah 17:8).
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