Scripture: Hebrews 5:7-10
Journal: What do the prayers of Jesus teach you about your own? How have your learned obedience in your
suffering lately? How has this impacted
the way you pray, or how you think about prayer?
Reflection: “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and
petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death,
and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a son, he learned obedience
from what he suffered.” (Heb. 5:7-8)
So Jesus prayed to the one
who could save him from death and he was heard because of his reverent
submission. But the one who could
save him from death, did not. All
because Jesus learned obedience from what he suffered.
Sometimes prayer is way
bigger than just us and what we want; it is about what God is up to both in and
through us. It is about greater things
than we can imagine. It goes far beyond
our own agendas and preferences. And
sometimes it is difficult for us to see that.
Sometimes, what for the life of us looks like something hard and painful
and bad, can be used to accomplish things that are true and right and
good. Our limited perception just keeps
us from being able to see their goodness.
Thank you, O God, that you
want more for us than we even want for ourselves. Thank you that you can and will use the
difficult content of this broken and painful life to accomplish your divine
purposes in and through us. We just need
to trust in you. Help us to not get so
caught up in our own patterns and preferences that we miss what you are up to
both within and around us. Amen.
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Thank you, O God, that you want more for us
than we even want for ourselves. Thank
you that you can and will use the difficult content of this broken and painful
life to accomplish your divine purposes in and through us. We just need to trust in you. Help us to not get so caught up in our own
patterns and preferences that we miss what you are up to both within and around
us. Amen.
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