The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / SUBMITTING TO GOD'S WILL

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 42 of 365 SUBMITTING TO GOD'S WILL Despite David's success as a warrior, he was truly humble. He never forgot his modest background as a shepherd and credited his victories to God rather than his own military prowess. In David's heart, there lived a strong desire to build a house for the Lord - a temple for his presence and name (1Ch 22:6 - 10; Ac 7:45 - 46). When God told David he would not get to build the temple but that the honor would fall to one of his sons, David remained humble and yielded to God's will. David trusted God's plan even though his dream was denied. Jesus' human will remained perfectly submitted to the Father's will (Jn 6:38). When faced with drinking the cup of God's wrath - taking on the world's sin at the cross - Jesus remained surrendered, trusting the Father's plan. Though he could have claimed his right as God at any time, he "did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage" (Php 2:6). Jesus, when I get distracted by my own plans, please interrupt me and redirect me according to your perfect plans for my life. I want to live each day completely surrendered to God's will. Amen. 1 Chronicles 17:17-20 NASB 17 This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O L ord God. 18 What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant. 19 O L ord , for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. 20 O L ord , there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. John 6:38 NASB 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. Philippians 2:6 NASB 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,