A challenging thought

"Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done"
Luke 22:42


In the moments before Jesus' arrest and betrayal He had His eyes on His Father. He knew His purpose and followed though. He followed through despite how much it hurt. Sometimes I think we are guilty of forgetting that Jesus was not only God's son, but He was also a man. He had emotions, he felt pain and  heartache. Imagine the pain when in your darkest hour your closest friends could not even stay awake and look out for you. In that moment Jesus was in prayer, praying 'not my will, but thine be done' 


Jesus could have been made a name for Himself as the greatest teacher. He had and has more knowledge and wisdom than any man will ever have, or could comprehend, yet He followed His Fathers plan through to completion. A plan to create a path for the sinful man to a holy God. He took the punishment for my sin and yours (if you trust in Him) so that we may know God. 


What do I do in return? What do you do in return? I stand in awe and worship of this the ultimate act of love. But how does this play out in real life? How does it make a difference? If I set out each day, each moment to live like Christ, and not as Christy would there be a difference? Of course there would. If i lived out not my will, but thine, there would be a transformation. If you lived out not my will, but thine, there would. Jesus Christ was selfless unto death on a cross. Yet at times I'm not even selfless enough to lend my favourite t-shirt or hoody to my sister. A selfless attitude is not of this world, it is radically different. This world says 'stand up for yourself' 'you want it, get it'. Christ was selfless unto death. Wow, He had a a different attitude! I pray that you and I can become more selfless, with the help of the Holy Spirit. I pray that the Holy Spirit would correct our selfishness, and help us to become more and more selfless in all we do. If we changed to become selfless servants of Christ, how would that impact the unsaved or the apathetic Christian?