Pray His Will

“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.‘ .” – Matthew 6:9,10 God asks us to pray for His will every day. In the Lord’s Prayer, we say, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Think about that—are there sick people in heaven? Of course not. So when we pray, “Lord, if it be your will that I be healed, please heal me,” we might be missing the point. In Mark 1, a leper approached Jesus, and I paraphrase, “Lord, if it be your will, heal me.” Jesus was not pleased with this question. The Bible says Jesus was indignant, which means He was upset that the man doubted His willingness. Do you know what indignant means? It’s a strong feeling of offense at something