SCRIPTURE: Acts 21:1-16
“When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, ‘The Lord’s will be done.'” (Acts 21:14)
Paul feels Spirit-led to go to Jerusalem, even though he will suffer.
Everyone urges him not to go, even Luke and Silas (Acts 21:12).
This only makes it harder for Paul, his heart breaks with their tearful appeals.
I have had times when I was pleading for someone, hoping to change their path or direction.
And it has not always been because they felt called by the Lord to do what they were doing.
In the end, we cannot enforce our will on others, they need to choose for themselves.
And hopefully, they will choose for God’s will in the end.
In the meantime, we can pray that the Lord’s will will be done.
Now technically, this is always true, God’s ultimate will is always done.
But this is more than just resignation to the ultimate will of God.
It is an earnest prayer that God’s kingdom will would be done… on earth as it is in heaven.
That justice would be served, evil thwarted, Jesus honoured, and God’s kingdom come.
May God’s best for the world be realized through Paul’s life and experience.
May God’s good purpose be served in my loved one’s life.
May the path that they are on lead them to the Lord, and to His purpose for their life.
I pray this for my loved ones when I cannot dissuade them from unhelpful choices.
This is not resignation, this is intercession: ‘The Lord’s will be done!!!’
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, if I want the best for the ones I love, You want it even more, and not only for them but for everyone. Help me to pray ‘Your will be done’ with passion and determination, because it is the best prayer of all!