Luke 22:42
Saying, "Father, if thou be willing, remove this
cup from me: nevertheless not my will,
but thine, be done."
A favorite place for Jesus To Pray was Gethsemane. Jesus moves just a few yards away from His disciples and kneels to pray. Artist and songwriters have depicted this prayer for us, and their descriptions usually show a quite and peaceful scene, with the light from heaven falling upon a kneeling Savior, with His hands together and His eyes looking toward heaven, as He prays His "cup of suffering prayer." All is silent subdued and serene. But this is not the biblical account at all.
As we study the Scriptures we can almost hear the shrieks of demons and the crackling of flames which filled the gentle Garden of Gethsemane that awful night. Here are our Lord's own description of His feelings during that hour. "And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch," (Mark 14:33-34).
What did it mean that Jesus was "sore amazed?" It means that He was suddenly struck with surprised terror. What did the term "very heavy" mean? It means He experienced the totally unfamiliar which bore down upon His soul and filled it with uncertainty and distress. What did it mean that Jesus was "Exceeding sorrowful unto death?" It meant that Jesus was so completely surrounded and encircled by grief that it threatened His life.
From all this it becomes evident that the devil made an all out effort to murder the savior in the garden in order to prevent His blood being shed a few hours later on the cross. Our Lord realized this and responded accordingly. We will cover this in Part 2 tomorrow.
Amen!
Reading: Luke: 22:39-46
Mark 14: 32-42
Ref: HG SB, WGTTB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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