Day 104: Will

And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?"  But He turned and rebuked them, and said "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.  For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them."  And they went to another village.  Luke 9:54-56

This passage shows that we can never take the position of God.

Jesus, all knowing wisdom, has a plan for all of us.  Jesus is also working on each one of us.  Jesus has even commanded us with many different things to do: so many different jobs that we can perform in order to better the world around us.  Jesus commanded us to love one another.  But what happens when we take control?

The above passage shows that we will do anything necessary to get our way in life.  However, for God, who is love, that is not right.  We have been ordered to love our neighbors, but we want for our lives to go the way we want them to, at the expense of anybody that comes in our way.  Jesus showed that just because somebody came in the way of his ministry didn't mean that he would kill them on the spot.  On the other hand, James and John wanted to see them suffer for mistreating Jesus.  I don't blame them, honestly.

But Jesus lived by example.  Jesus put all the things he taught into practice.  We have the advantage of having the written word that tells us all about this great life Jesus led on earth.  Now, it is our turn to follow.  It is our turn to make God's plan - a plan of love and mercy - our desire.