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Jesus is the great king who came to serve us. He came to give His life as a ransom for many. As such, Jesus is worthy. He is wise. He is mighty. He is able. Jesus hears us, and He knows what we need. Jesus knows what’s best. So, when we pray, Jesus answers in ways that show His great love for us. And He answers in ways that show our great need for Him.

When we pray, do we yield to God’s will? Do we submit to His desires? What’s in our heart? Here Jesus’ words and actions reveal His heart. Though facing an agonizing moment, Jesus prays for the Father’s will to be done. As we look at this passage, we get to see Jesus before, during, and after His prayer. And we get a better idea of what it means to pray, “Your will be done.” And by His grace, when we pray, we pray more earnestly, “Your will be done,” O God, “Your will be done.”

When Jesus saw the crowds, He had compassion on them. When we look into the crowds, how do we respond? Do we feel compassion for people? Do we drop to our knees in prayer? When Jesus saw the crowds, He made an urgent request to His disciples: beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest. When we pray, let's make certain to honor this most urgent of requests from Jesus.

When it comes to all that Jesus says, do we take Him at His word? Do we believe Him? Do we believe He has all authority? Are we amazed at His words. Church, let's hear His words and do what He says. Let's put our lives in His hands. Let's build our lives on His authority.

When it comes to followers of Christ, can you tell the real from the fake? How do you know?

Do you har the urgency in Jesus' words to us? Do you the hear the power in His words? Do you hear the love in His words to us? Do you hear the truth in His words to us? Do you hear His plea for you and me to choose the narrow way?

Does our relationship with God change our relationship with others for good? Do our prayers lead us to treat others with a fervent, godly love? Are we trying to live out this great command of Jesus apart from the mighty work of God?

By God's grace, we keep pressing on to know our great God.

Even though these are hard words to hear and obey, they are words we need. They are timeless words. They are urgent words. They are words that convict and confound us. What are these words? They are the one before us in this part of Jesus' sermon. Here Jesus tells us how to relate well with each other. He tells us how to judge each other with great caution and with great care.