Thursday, October 27, 2005
jesus is the garden
I want to go to the ongoing thoughts on the book of matt.
Matt 26 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
I am certain this is the most important night in the history of the world and it shows you Jesus does not want to go and be striped and killed but Jesus also does not want to go and throw of the Lord Gods plan. If the 3 people with him just had a clue they would not so sleepy. Jesus is telling the three with him that this is a time he needs them. I wonder how many times I fail to stand up for the Lord and keep alert and ask him to help me to love him and stand up and serve Jesus when I am needed.
40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”[1]
It is important to note the 3 fell to sleep and Jesus does not rebuke them and make them go away. Jesus knows it is hard but still that did not give the right for the 3 to fail him. We need to keep our watch and not fall for things we ought not fall for. Jesus then prays that if this is not going to pass that he would take the cup and die. Not only does this make Jesus the most high hero it makes me think of the love he had for the father in he is going to obey the Lord in the death and it shows me the most love of anyone I have ever known for me and it makes me want to adore him and thank him for dieing the death he did.
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
Matt 26 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
I am certain this is the most important night in the history of the world and it shows you Jesus does not want to go and be striped and killed but Jesus also does not want to go and throw of the Lord Gods plan. If the 3 people with him just had a clue they would not so sleepy. Jesus is telling the three with him that this is a time he needs them. I wonder how many times I fail to stand up for the Lord and keep alert and ask him to help me to love him and stand up and serve Jesus when I am needed.
40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”[1]
It is important to note the 3 fell to sleep and Jesus does not rebuke them and make them go away. Jesus knows it is hard but still that did not give the right for the 3 to fail him. We need to keep our watch and not fall for things we ought not fall for. Jesus then prays that if this is not going to pass that he would take the cup and die. Not only does this make Jesus the most high hero it makes me think of the love he had for the father in he is going to obey the Lord in the death and it shows me the most love of anyone I have ever known for me and it makes me want to adore him and thank him for dieing the death he did.
[1]The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
