A Year-Long Exploration of the Sermon on the Mount: Week 33

Chapter 33 – God’s Will

 

Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven… (Matthew 6:10)

 

For some, there is a belief that no matter what they do in their lives, God has already predetermined their path and there’s nothing they can do about it. Something good happens? God did it as a reward. Something bad happens? God must be doling out punishment. But what about free will? God gave us the freedom to be who we want to be and experience life in the way that we want to.

 

I don’t believe in predestination. I do, however, believe in the power of prayer and in trusting that God will be there for me. “God’s will be done” is not throwing up my hands and saying, “I can’t do anything about it.” For me, it means that sometimes I need to leave things at God’s feet and allow God to take care of me, to guide me, to give me strength.

 

By giving one’s self over to God, it becomes easier to bring God’s kingdom to fruition here on earth. By allowing God’s will to be done, it becomes easier to see the gloriousness that is God’s creation. And when we are immersed in that gloriousness, how could we possibly not want to care for it?