After prayer, Jesus committed his will to do God’s will for him. After receiving thirty silver coins, Judas committed his will to betray his rabbi and friend for nearly three years (47-48; Matthew 26:47-50; Mark 14:43-45; John 18:2-3). After sleeping, Jesus’ disciples committed their will to stop Jesus from saving the world but only managed to cut someone’s ear off (49-51). After conspiring together, the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders committed their will to arrest their Lord in the dark and kill the maker of their soul (52-53).
What compels my will? Does my prayer bend my will into my Father’s will? Or does coventness bend my will to the world’s will?
“Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor” (Proverbs 18:12). “A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD” (Proverbs 19:3) “All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart” (Proverbs 21:2) “The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out” (Proverbs 20:5)
