LIVING WATERS
For the proclamation of the Gospel and the edification of the Body of Christ
The Master's Will
“Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine be done” (Luke 22:42, KJV).
There is immense danger, in the present day, of following in the wake of others, of doing certain things because others do them, or doing things as others do them. All this has to be carefully guarded. What we really want is a broken will - the true spirit of a servant who waits on the Master to know His mind.
Service does not consist in doing this or that, or running hither and thither; it is simply doing the Master's will, whatever that may be.
It is easier to be busy than to be quiet. When Peter was young, he went whither he would; but when he was older he went whither he would not. What a contrast between the young, restless, ardent, energetic Peter, and the old, matured, subdued, experienced Peter.
What a mercy to have the will broken to be able to say from the heart, “What thou wilt; as thou wilt; where thou wilt; when thou wilt” – and most importantly, simply “Not my will, but thine, O Lord, be done.” (C.H. Mackintosh).