Science and Health P33 "Not my will, but Thine, be done!" — that is, Let not the flesh, but the Spirit, be represented in me. This is the new understanding of spiritual Love.
What Jesus said here, at such a critical time proves beyond measure His total submission to the will of God and His love for God! What a way to teach us to do the same.
So many times come in which we have to make decisions. To want nothing more than to have God's will manifest is one of the best ways I have found peace through the practice of Scientific Christianity. I found that when my will is involved to any degree, there is discomfort of some kind.
He knows the way He taketh, so why not put my hand in His and walk with Him?
Gary
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04/17/2015 07:39
Re: Not My Will
One of our Sunday School children once asked, "What made Jesus so special?" Some people thought that his "virgin" birth was that which made him so special. That is certainly true, but that alone would not have made him the great example he is for us. In S&H, Mrs. Eddy writes, "By his obedience to God, he demonstrated more spiritually than all others the Principle of being." Jesus was obedient to God in everything he did. We have no record of his doing anything from his own will. Even as a child, he "was about his Father's business." This is what makes him the practical example for all of us.
To think of his life as a series of magic shows puts him out of reach of the rest of us, and does a great dis-service to him and to God. Why would God put him here, and why would he live such a perfect life, if not for our benefit? I am so grateful to Mrs. Eddy for making clear his life teaching and purpose so that we have a practical example to follow.
Edited by Gary - 04/17/2015 21:32
janetm
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04/17/2015 09:27
Re: Not My Will
How freeing it is to let God's will be done. I am reminded of many instances where I thought I knew humanly the right decision to make. How much misery and pain I caused myself by not turning "as a tired child" to God and let him open the way. Our Father always knows best. The Master, Christ Jesus, went through so much to get this message to us, not just for the period in which he lived, but for all now! "For this we owe him endless homage". Science and Health page 18:5.
