Obedience

 

The next time you feel the weight of obedience, remember this scene. Before the cross, there was a garden. Before the nails, there was surrender. 

Jesus wasn’t dragged into God’s will. On His knees, with full awareness, sweat and sorrow, He knew what obedience would cost Him. And He said yes anyway.

We love the idea of following Jesus until it collides with our comfort. Until it costs us our reputation, control, relationships, and dreams. But obedience has always been heavy. It crushed Him before it saved us.

“Not my will, but yours be done.”

Obedience isn’t about proving your loyalty. It’s about trusting the Father even when you don’t understand the path. It’s choosing surrender over self-preservation. It’s laying down your “what if” for His “I will.”

The Son obeyed to the point of death - and through that obedience, life broke into the world. So when following Him feels costly, don’t run from the weight. Kneel under it. 

Resurrection only comes after surrender.