Thy will be done

  • "When shall I have no will but God's!" (Whitefield)

    Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

    When shall I have no will but God's!

    I find all uneasiness arises from having a will of my own.
    And therefore I simply desire to will what God willeth.
    Oh! when will this once be?

    (George Whitefield)

    Holy God, You alone work in us a desire to will what You will for us. Too often our wills are at odds with Your will for us. We are uneasy when we see how our will continues to oppose Yours. We want to do Your will yet we continue to fight Your will for us. How we continue to grieve Your Spirit. This ought not be. We are Your children. Help us to simply desire to will what You will.

    O loving Father, You sent Your Son to rescue us from  death and destruction. We are Yours yet how often we continue to say, "Our Father in heaven...my will be done"?

    Obedient Son, Your will has always been perfectly in accord with Your Father's will.

    Holy Spirit, because You have come to dwell in our hearts by faith. We have the Spirit of the obedient Son in us.

    Holy Spirit, send Your fire to burn away all that is not of the Father's will for us. Break up the fallow ground so the incorruptible seed of Christ would grow as You have intended and choke out any remnants of our will that remain. Circumcise our hearts so we might no longer be stiffed -necked before You but bow our knees to Your will. May we be no longer insist on serving ourselves but offer ourselves to sacrifices to You alone. May our wills be melted into Yours so we might pray as Jesus did, "Not my will, but Yours, be done." Burn away our wills, consume our wills so we might desire to do only and always what You will. Melt our wills wholly into Your perfect and holy will. Work this in us for we cannot work in ourselves. Smash our wills so our wills might be wholly Yours.

    O God, blessed be Your holy name, we know that Your will for us is sanctification, for holiness, for a life wholly given to doing Your will. You alone have the power to perform what You have promised in us. Keep us kneeling before the cross of Christ and at the empty tomb for it is only there we can receive the power to put off the old self, our own wills, and the power to put on Christ, Your perfect will for us. It is only there we can pray, "Not my will, but Yours, be done."

    Come before God prayerfully now. Ask Him to help you to pray, "Not my will, but Yours, be done."

  • Thy will be done - open our ears to hear Your will

    After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

    –Matthew 5:9-10

    In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:

    Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
    the whole earth is full of his glory!


    4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts! 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for. 8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I! Send me.

    –Isaiah 6:1-8


    Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, Here I am! 5 and ran to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. But he said, I did not call; lie down again. So he went and lay down. 6 And the Lord called again, Samuel! and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. But he said, I did not call, my son; lie down again. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the young man. 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, Speak, Lord, for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, Samuel! Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for your servant hears.

    –I Samuel 3:5-10


    And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

    –I Kings 19:11-12


    ...you have given me an open ear.

    –Psalm 40:6a


    But if the slave plainly says, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free, 6 then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.

    –Exodus 21:5-6

    Our Father in heaven,

    When You saved us, Your Spirit circumcised our hearts
    When You saved us, Your Spirit opened our ears.
    When You saved us, Your spirit sanctified our ears.

    When You saved us, You delivered us from slavery so sin
    When You saved us, You delivered us to be Your slaves forever.

    We pray "Thy will be done," but how can we know Your will if we don't hear it?

    Holy Spirit, come again and circumcise our hearts
    Holy Spirit, come again and open our ears.
    Holy Spirit, come again and sanctify our ears.

    Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers...My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

    –John 10:1-5, 27
    Good Shepherd,

    We were going astray each to our own way.
    But the LORD laid our sin upon You.
    You became the Lamb who took away our sin.
    So we might turn and walk in Your way.

    We are Your sheep.
    We are the people of Your pasture.
    You have sanctified our ears to hear Your voice.
    How can we hear Your voice unless we sit and listen?

    Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me. 41 But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.

    –Luke 10:38-42

    Father, Son and Spirit,

    You have given us all we need to hear Your voice
    Yet we busy ourselves like Martha
    We need the spirit of Mary
    Help us to choose the one thing that is necessary

    Holy Spirit come again and circumcise our hearts
    Holy Spirit come again and open our ears.
    Holy Spirit come again and sanctify our ears.

    We cannot know Your truth
    Unless we abide in You and in Your word
    Help us to sit at Your feet
    Help us to abide in You and in Your word

    Only then can we hear Your will
    Only then can we know Your will
    Only then can we do Your will
    Only then will we not grieve Your Holy Spirit
    Only then can we can hallow Your Name
    Only then can we glorify our Father who is in heaven.
    Only then can we pray:

    Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

    Holy Spirit, circumcise our hearts anew
    Holy Spirit, open our ears once more
    Holy Spirit, sanctify our ears to hear.

    May we no longer be slaves to sin but slaves of God.
    All to the glory of God.


    Teach us to do your will,
    for you are our God!
    Let your good Spirit lead us
    on level ground!
    (Psalm 143:10, adapted)

    Take time now to come into the presence of the Good Shepherd. May His Spirit sanctify our ears and open our ears to hear what the Spirit has to say to each one of us this day and every day.

  • Thy will be done - A body have you prepared for me

    Please read Psalm 40 and Hebrews 10:1-10

    After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

    –Matthew 6:9-10

    Our Father,

    When Your Son Jesus Christ came into the world He prayed to You:

    Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
    but a body have you prepared for me;
    in burnt offerings and sin offerings
    you have taken no pleasure.

    You have birthed us into Your Kingdom as Your sons and daughters
    As You sent Your Son into the world You now send us into the world

    Not to offer up our bodies to atone for our sin

    For Your Son offered up His body as atonement once for all for our sin

    You have birthed us into Your Kingdom as sons and daughters
    As You sent Your Son into the world You now send us into the world

    To offer up our bodies as a living sacrifice

    Because Your Son offered up His Body as an atonement once for all for our sin

    When You sent Your Son Jesus Christ into the world He prayed to You:

    Behold, I have come to do Your will.
    I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.

    When You send each of us into the world might each of us pray to You:

    "Behold, I am sent to do Your will.
    I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."


    For You have put Your laws within our hearts.

    Our Lord finished the work You gave Him and brought You glory.

    I have told the glad news of deliverance
    in the great congregation;
    behold, I have not restrained my lips,
    as you know, O Lord.

    I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
    I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
    I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
    from the great congregation.

    Might we finish the work You give us and bring You glory.

    We offer our lips to You to tell the glad news of deliverance.
    Sanctify our lips that we might not restrain them.
    Open our lips so we might tell Your glad news of deliverance.

    We offer our hearts to You where Christ's cleansing blood has been applied.
    We offer our hearts to You where Christ's Spirit has come to dwell.
    Sanctify our hearts that we might not hide Your deliverance there.

    We offer our mouths and tongues and vocal cords to You.
    We offer our mouths and tongues and vocal cords to You to speak of Your faithfulness and salvation.
    Sanctify them all that we might speak of Your faithfulness and salvation.

    Because Jesus Christ came to do Your will, because Jesus Christ desired to do Your will

    You have revealed Your steadfast love to us through Jesus Christ,
    You have poured out Your steadfast love on us through Jesus Christ.

    God forbid that we conceal Your steadfast love!

    You have revealed Your steadfast love to us through Jesus Christ.
    You have poured out Your steadfast love on us through Jesus Christ.

    Because Jesus came to do Your will, because Jesus desired to do Your will

    You have revealed Your faithfulness to us through Jesus Christ,
    You have poured out Your faithfulness on us through Jesus Christ.

    God forbid that we conceal Your faithfulness!

    You have revealed Your faithfulness to us through Jesus Christ,
    You have poured out Your faithfulness on us through Jesus Christ.

    Ask God to work in you now to will and to do of His good pleasure,
    to present your body to Him as a living sacrifice,
    to speak of His faithfulness and salvation.

    May He work in us the obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ who prayed:

    Behold, I have come to do Your will. I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.

    As God leads you prayerfully come to Him now in the tent of meeting.

tent_of_meeting

"he called it the tent of meeting..."

I am burdened to pray to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the reformation and reviving of Christ's church.

The phrase tent of meeting comes from Exodus 33:7: Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

This site is devoted to God first and foremost. In all that is done here, my prayer is that God is glorified and His Name magnified and Christ and Him crucified is lifted up so He might be preeminent and God might receive all the praise, honor and glory due His Holy Name. All who have come to a saving knowledge of our Father by grace through faith in the all-sufficient sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ are welcome to enter this tent of meeting to seek the Lord.

This blog is a place for all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to come and seek God's face for revival. My intention is for this tent of meeting to be a holy place where we can enter into PRAYER together to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit leads you, please enter into prayer either here (think of "comments" as prayers) or on your own.

Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.

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