Matthew 26: 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: never-the-less not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Living in surrender mode has to do with adopting the mode of thought and action that is willing to be led by God in all things, whether we may have our own ideas or not. Having our own ideas isn’t a bad thing, for it is incidental to the gift of intelligence given to us by God. However, human intelligence exercised without God or when used without His direction will lead persons to do and say things that are contradictory to God.
It is because of that humanistic tendency, to exercise our intelligence outside of the context of God’s will, why the worldly-wise make so many blunders. The person who is truly humble and wise will allow his or her intelligence to be guided by God, and His word, for in so doing, the likelihood of doing satan’s bidding inadvertently, will drop exponentially. In our first passage, the gold standard is set before us in the Person of Christ who had His own personal preference as it pertains to Calvary.
But it becomes clear that His decisions would be guided by The Father’s revealed will, and not His own. In other words, when Jesus utters those words: “Not My will, but Thy will” He is there showing us in real time that there will be instances in our experiences where we will prefer to take another route. But, if it will conflict with God’s revealed will, the Christian is to defer to God’s wisdom in the matter.
Matthew 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!