The Will

Matthew 6:10
“10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”


Most people spend time before they die preparing a last will and testament. In this document they write out specific instructions as to how their remains are to be handled, who is to watch after their children, and where their riches are to be disbursed. This document serves to ensure that the last wishes of that person be carried out, so that they didn’t die in vain.

Typically a person will spend an entire lifetime saving up and collecting special and priceless memorabilia that will be passed on to the next generation after they die. They hope that the legacy of who they were will inspire and encourage family, long after they’re gone. People, even through death, want to give gifts to the ones that they love. Why are we like that? Because being made in the image of God, we have the same desire to give and bless that He does.

While Christ walked on earth He had “nothing”, not even a place to lay His head, according to Luke 9:58. He didn’t spend His days working and toiling for money, the perfect house, the right job, or the fastest car. He didn’t come to gain a position of status in the community or define Himself by His social environment. Christ spent His time here thinking about the legacy He would leave behind after His death. His job was preaching and reaching, healing and teaching. He spent His days on earth writing His last will and testament. I believe that Christ wanted to leave us a legacy that we could be proud of, a blessing that no man could ever top.

When Jesus was dying on the Cross He said, “Father, forgive them...” Jesus’ last will and testament to us was “Forgive them.” Jesus wasn’t speaking only of the Pharisees and soldiers around Him on that day when He said to forgive them. Jesus was telling the Father, “Look at my scourged back, witness my disfigured face, see my nail pierced hands and feet.....Father forgive them...for even their unintentional sins are upon me. See how I AM, so let them be made clean!” Jesus was preparing His last will and testament as He died. His legacy for the world was forgiveness of sins. His gift after death was that we would be redeemed!

So when I hear someone say, “Are you sure you’re acting in the Will of God?” I can most assuredly answer, “YES, I am.”