. . . saying, “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42, TLV

That this most intimate of moments between Father and Son was included in the Bible is significant. This is the defining moment when the Great Plan becomes a heartbreaking reality. No longer is this the idea of redemption, but the excruciating walking out of the most difficult endeavor ever.

It is the moment before the point of no return. When Yeshua could back out of His commitment, or His Father could find another way. But there was no other way.

Our Father and His Son didn’t have to share this moment with us. Really, other than the Heavenly hosts, no other human witnessed it.

So why did Jesus want His followers to know — for us to know? Perhaps He wants to acknowledge that the human form is fragile and frail, subject to fear and anxiety. That we are but dust (Psalm 103:14).

Yet, even in this weakness we have a divine choice. Our will or His.

We may believe we have lost control to the world around us, but it is not our will or their will that will triumph in the end, it is our Heavenly Father’s will.

When Jesus taught us to pray, He included the petition for surrendering our will to His (Matthew 6:9-13). Knowing one day He would surrender His own will to His Dad.

Every day we have choices before us — major and seemingly insignificant — whose will shall we choose? Let us pray each day, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.