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Posted on 03/31/2020 9:28:26 PM PDT by JustAmy
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It’s still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
But not for Uncle Cyrus
He’s dead from Nancy’s Virus
Thank you Amy!!
Good morning, Amy!
(((HUGS)))
Bible in a Year:
Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.
Every coin has two sides. The front is called “heads” and, from early Roman times, usually depicts a country’s head of state. The back is called “tails,” a term possibly originating from the British ten pence depicting the raised tail of a heraldic lion.
Like a coin, Christ’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane possesses two sides. In the deepest hours of His life, on the night before He died on a cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42). When Christ says, “take this cup,” that’s the raw honesty of prayer. He reveals His personal desire, “This is what I want.”
Then Jesus turns the coin, praying “not my will.” That’s the side of abandon. Abandoning ourselves to God begins when we simply say, “But what do You want, God?”
This two-sided prayer is also included in Matthew 26 and Mark 14 and is mentioned in John 18. Jesus prayed both sides of prayer: take this cup (what I want, God), yet not My will (what do You want, God?), pivoting between them.
Two sides of Jesus. Two sides of prayer.
What might we learn if we prayed honestly and with complete abandon, as Jesus did? What situation are you facing right now where you can pray honestly yet with abandon to God?
Father, help me follow the example of Your Son, who spent everything so that I might possess real life that includes experiencing intimate prayer with You.
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Love it! Thanks, left that other site!
Beautiful! Thanks, MEG!
Adorable! Thanks, Amy!
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
Smart Dog! :-)
Tank you Meg! Hope and pray all is good with you and your family my FRiend
Thank you.
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