Jesus Paid It All
Matthew 26:36-45 Amplified Bible
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told His disciples, Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray.
And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to show grief and distress of mind and was deeply depressed.
Then He said to them, My soul is very sad and deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and keep awake and keep watch with Me.
And going a little farther, He threw Himself upon the ground on His face and prayed saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will [not what I desire], but as You will and desire.
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping and He said to Peter, What! Are you so utterly unable to stay awake and keep watch with Me for one hour?
All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Again a second time He went away and prayed, My Father, if this cannot pass by unless I drink it, Your will be done.
And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were weighed down with sleep.
So, leaving them again, He went away and prayed for the third time, using the same words.
Then He returned to the disciples….
There is so much here in this passage in the Garden of Gethsemane. First, let’s remember that the second Adam, Jesus, is in a Garden just like the first Adam was in a Garden when he was tempted of his flesh. The first Adam yielded to his flesh and gave his will over to satan. The second Adam, Jesus, yielded to His Heavenly Father and gave His will totally into the Father’s hands. Do you realize how big that was for all of mankind? Once again, the will of man represented by Jesus, the Son of God the Son of man, was given back to the Father. Now we are free to choose to walk in the way of the Lord. Our will is free to choose Him. Hallelujah!
The second thing we see here is that prayer is a vital part of our earth walk, in order to yield to our spirit. It is a daily walk. Why is that? As Jesus stated: Our flesh is weak but our spirit is willing to follow the Spirit of God. How is that accomplished? We must be in communion, communication, intimate fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He knows what our day is to be like. He knows what we have to do. Every day should be a new day in following Him. He is our Friend and our Guide and our Counselor for the situations of the day that we encounter, whether they are good or bad. All is in His hands. He knows everything. It seems to me to make sense that One Who knows everything should be consulted before we go out to our day. Time spent with Him sets the day. And I am as guilty as the next person when my life is so busy that I do not take the appropriate time to talk with Him before I start my day.
The third thing we notice is that Jesus has taken for us the cup of suffering. He willingly drank of it to the bottom, and the drinking started in the Garden of Gethsemane. Do not use this passage to say that you will drink of the cup of suffering. You are not capable of that. That is why Jesus did it for you. He suffered in your place, so that you could rely on Him, on the Holy Spirit, when something comes against you. None of us have that capability to endure suffering. Only He does. He took it for us, so don’t let satan deceive you into embracing suffering. That is a slap in Jesus’ face. You are saying that what He did wasn’t enough for you. When suffering comes your way, and it does for all of us who live on this earth, we are to remember that Jesus suffered in our place. He took it all. We are to give the situation over to Him and walk in peace as He works out the triumph and victory for us. It is presumptuous to think that you can endure or walk through something without His ability. He gives us the capability for victory every time.
He paid the full price for you and me to walk free of satan’s temptations, tests and trials. Walk free today, regardless of where you are or what you going through. He has it all under His control. I know that is actually the true test. The true test is full trust in the Lord when you are broadsided, sideswiped or otherwise knocked down by what life throws you. Trust Him. Rely on Him. Lean on Him. He is sufficient to take care of all things for you and me. TRUST HIM!!!
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told His disciples, Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray.
And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to show grief and distress of mind and was deeply depressed.
Then He said to them, My soul is very sad and deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and keep awake and keep watch with Me.
And going a little farther, He threw Himself upon the ground on His face and prayed saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will [not what I desire], but as You will and desire.
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping and He said to Peter, What! Are you so utterly unable to stay awake and keep watch with Me for one hour?
All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Again a second time He went away and prayed, My Father, if this cannot pass by unless I drink it, Your will be done.
And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were weighed down with sleep.
So, leaving them again, He went away and prayed for the third time, using the same words.
Then He returned to the disciples….
There is so much here in this passage in the Garden of Gethsemane. First, let’s remember that the second Adam, Jesus, is in a Garden just like the first Adam was in a Garden when he was tempted of his flesh. The first Adam yielded to his flesh and gave his will over to satan. The second Adam, Jesus, yielded to His Heavenly Father and gave His will totally into the Father’s hands. Do you realize how big that was for all of mankind? Once again, the will of man represented by Jesus, the Son of God the Son of man, was given back to the Father. Now we are free to choose to walk in the way of the Lord. Our will is free to choose Him. Hallelujah!
The second thing we see here is that prayer is a vital part of our earth walk, in order to yield to our spirit. It is a daily walk. Why is that? As Jesus stated: Our flesh is weak but our spirit is willing to follow the Spirit of God. How is that accomplished? We must be in communion, communication, intimate fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He knows what our day is to be like. He knows what we have to do. Every day should be a new day in following Him. He is our Friend and our Guide and our Counselor for the situations of the day that we encounter, whether they are good or bad. All is in His hands. He knows everything. It seems to me to make sense that One Who knows everything should be consulted before we go out to our day. Time spent with Him sets the day. And I am as guilty as the next person when my life is so busy that I do not take the appropriate time to talk with Him before I start my day.
The third thing we notice is that Jesus has taken for us the cup of suffering. He willingly drank of it to the bottom, and the drinking started in the Garden of Gethsemane. Do not use this passage to say that you will drink of the cup of suffering. You are not capable of that. That is why Jesus did it for you. He suffered in your place, so that you could rely on Him, on the Holy Spirit, when something comes against you. None of us have that capability to endure suffering. Only He does. He took it for us, so don’t let satan deceive you into embracing suffering. That is a slap in Jesus’ face. You are saying that what He did wasn’t enough for you. When suffering comes your way, and it does for all of us who live on this earth, we are to remember that Jesus suffered in our place. He took it all. We are to give the situation over to Him and walk in peace as He works out the triumph and victory for us. It is presumptuous to think that you can endure or walk through something without His ability. He gives us the capability for victory every time.
He paid the full price for you and me to walk free of satan’s temptations, tests and trials. Walk free today, regardless of where you are or what you going through. He has it all under His control. I know that is actually the true test. The true test is full trust in the Lord when you are broadsided, sideswiped or otherwise knocked down by what life throws you. Trust Him. Rely on Him. Lean on Him. He is sufficient to take care of all things for you and me. TRUST HIM!!!
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 6:22 AM
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