Today, we will discuss how Jesus did the will of the Father and what we can learn from this example. As Christians, we are called to do the will of God the Father. Jesus has shown us why we need to live according to the will of the Father.
We are all created by God and He is our Maker. Let us live according to God’s plan. By doing this we will be able to please God and God will carry out His plans through our lives. When Jesus was on earth He always said He came not to do His own will but to do the will of the Father.
While He was on earth, He served men and gave Himself up for the cross, according to the will of the Father for the salvation of all mankind. On the night before his death, when he was praying in the garden of Gethsemane, he said, “Not my will, but your will, Father, be done.” From here we can learn one thing: Sometimes in our lives it may seem difficult to do God’s will but it is right for us to do God’s will.
Our flesh desires to act against God’s will. We need to remember that actions according to our will take us away from God. When we fail to do the will of the Father, we begin to walk in the way of sin. The Bible teaches us to justify ourselves by doing the will of the Father at every moment of our lives.
We must be as humble as Jesus was, then we can do the will of the Father. In any important work we do in life we will pray to the Father to find out what He has planned. He will guide us when we bow down to the Father in prayer and He will bring blessings into our lives.
Let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about Jesus doing the will of the Father.
What Did Jesus Say About Doing God’s Will?
“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, to finish his work”
— John 4:34
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven”
— Matthew 7:21
“For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, sister, mother”
— Matthew 12:50
“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me”
— John 5:30
“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me”
— John 6:38
“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done”
— Luke 22:42
“He went a little farther, fell on his face, prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt”
— Matthew 26:39
“He that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him”
— John 8:29
“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself”
— John 7:17
How Did Jesus Demonstrate Obedience to the Father?
“Being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross”
— Philippians 2:8
“Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered”
— Hebrews 5:8
“But that the world may know that I love the Father; as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence”
— John 14:31
“I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do”
— John 17:4
“He went away again the second time, prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done”
— Matthew 26:42
“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father”
— John 10:18
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous”
— Romans 5:19
“When Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: having said thus, he gave up the ghost”
— Luke 23:46
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: he bowed his head, gave up the ghost”
— John 19:30
“Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him”
— Matthew 3:15
Key Bible Passages Showing Jesus’ Submission to God’s Plan
“Now is my soul troubled; what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour”
— John 12:27
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?”
— Matthew 26:53-54
“For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end”
— Luke 22:37
“He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt”
— Mark 14:36
“Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?”
— John 18:11
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
— John 3:16
“Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, be rejected of the elders chief priests scribes, be slain, be raised the third day”
— Luke 9:22
“Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand”
— Isaiah 53:10
“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, by wicked hands have crucified slain”
— Acts 2:23
The Relationship Between Jesus’ Will and the Father’s Will
“I my Father are one”
— John 10:30
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me”
— John 17:21
“Then answered Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise”
— John 5:19
“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things”
— John 8:28
“As the living Father hath sent me, I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me”
— John 6:57
“Believest thou not that I am in the Father, the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works”
— John 14:10
“All things are delivered unto me of my Father: no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him”
— Matthew 11:27
“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, abide in his love”
— John 15:10
Lessons We Can Learn from Jesus’ Obedience to God
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps”
— 1 Peter 2:21
“For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you”
— John 13:15
“Looking unto Jesus the author finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”
— Hebrews 12:2
“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked”
— 1 John 2:6
“He said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, follow me”
— Luke 9:23
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”
— Romans 12:1
“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, follow me”
— Matthew 16:24
“Being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him”
— Hebrews 5:9
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus”
— Philippians 2:5