The Battle Of
Wills!
"Your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven."
Matthew 6: 10
Every parent experiences the battle of wills: the parent’s will
against the child’s will, especially when children are young
and discover the amazing concept called choice. But the
battle of wills doesn’t take place only during childhood.
It's a human battle: between equals, between authorities and
subordinates, and between mankind and God. Indeed, the first
skirmish in the battle of wills took place in the Garden of Eden
when Adam
and Eve had to choose God’s will or theirs.
Sadly, they chose their will instead of God’s.
When Jesus taught His disciples to pray that God’s
will would be done “on earth as it is in heaven,” He
was saying pray for God’s
Kingdom to come using
different words.
God’s Kingdom is the realm in which God rules. When
God’s will is done on earth, His Kingdom has precedence.
The
best way to establish God’s rule on earth is to obey
God’s will. His rule and His will are the same.
God’s will is always done in heaven.
It is done on earth when we submit our will to
Him as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane
(Luke 22:42).
"You are a sinner by birth,
by nature, by practice and
by choice."
John Blanchard