How could He?
“And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” – Mark 14:36.
During the reading of scriptures concerning the passion week leading up to the death of Jesus on a cross, we find Jesus in the garden praying. To most people this would seem like an innocent event, but it was one of the most important moments of His ministry. It was here, In the garden, where Jesus in His prayer to the Father asked, ‘All things are possible for You, take this cup away from Me;” This passage has puzzled many believers over the years. How could Jesus pray such a prayer? Was He giving up? The short answer Is no. His humanity of anguish was not a conceding moment but rather the beginning of a confirmation moment. Remember when Abraham was tested and was going to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Isaac honestly asked his father, “where is the lamb?” This was a foreshadowing of Jesus prayer concerning the cup that awaited Him. In this moment we see the humanity of Jesus and the deity of Jesus all at once. His request to the Heavenly Father was genuine and not out of line.
Many over the years have asked, how could Jesus ask such a question? How could He have this moment of weakness? But I believe we are asking the wrong question. The real question I ask is this, How could Jesus have the strength and courage to say Nevertheless after seeing what the cup would hold for Him? He would answer his own question with a surrender of, “Nevertheless, not what I will but what You will.” The most amazing part of the story isn’t that Jesus asked concerning the cup. The most amazing part of the story is that Jesus knowing what the cup held and He still said, nevertheless! How could He? How could one man look into the cup that held the sins of the entire world, the wrath of God for those sins and willingly say, nevertheless, I’ll take this cup for all of the world! Only because He was the only hope and answer for mankind’s sin. The perfect sacrifice, the perfect lamb, the perfect Redeemer and Savior. He could have said never but instead he said NEVERTHELESS!
For years I have seen Gethsemane and this time of prayer by Jesus as one of his weakest moments. But the truth is it was one of the strongest moments of his entire life. The perfect lamb willingly became our sacrifice. To be able to see the entire picture, to understand what was about to happen and accept the cup laid before Him. Our sins were too much for us, our souls were helpless because of our sins. There was only one solution to the problem. It would take a perfect sacrifice. How could Jesus say nevertheless? My mind still can’t comprehend how incredible that moment was for Jesus to say, I’ll do it. The garden of Gethsemane would be the starting point, but don’t worry my friends, there is still another garden to come around the corner.
During the reading of scriptures concerning the passion week leading up to the death of Jesus on a cross, we find Jesus in the garden praying. To most people this would seem like an innocent event, but it was one of the most important moments of His ministry. It was here, In the garden, where Jesus in His prayer to the Father asked, ‘All things are possible for You, take this cup away from Me;” This passage has puzzled many believers over the years. How could Jesus pray such a prayer? Was He giving up? The short answer Is no. His humanity of anguish was not a conceding moment but rather the beginning of a confirmation moment. Remember when Abraham was tested and was going to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Isaac honestly asked his father, “where is the lamb?” This was a foreshadowing of Jesus prayer concerning the cup that awaited Him. In this moment we see the humanity of Jesus and the deity of Jesus all at once. His request to the Heavenly Father was genuine and not out of line.
Many over the years have asked, how could Jesus ask such a question? How could He have this moment of weakness? But I believe we are asking the wrong question. The real question I ask is this, How could Jesus have the strength and courage to say Nevertheless after seeing what the cup would hold for Him? He would answer his own question with a surrender of, “Nevertheless, not what I will but what You will.” The most amazing part of the story isn’t that Jesus asked concerning the cup. The most amazing part of the story is that Jesus knowing what the cup held and He still said, nevertheless! How could He? How could one man look into the cup that held the sins of the entire world, the wrath of God for those sins and willingly say, nevertheless, I’ll take this cup for all of the world! Only because He was the only hope and answer for mankind’s sin. The perfect sacrifice, the perfect lamb, the perfect Redeemer and Savior. He could have said never but instead he said NEVERTHELESS!
For years I have seen Gethsemane and this time of prayer by Jesus as one of his weakest moments. But the truth is it was one of the strongest moments of his entire life. The perfect lamb willingly became our sacrifice. To be able to see the entire picture, to understand what was about to happen and accept the cup laid before Him. Our sins were too much for us, our souls were helpless because of our sins. There was only one solution to the problem. It would take a perfect sacrifice. How could Jesus say nevertheless? My mind still can’t comprehend how incredible that moment was for Jesus to say, I’ll do it. The garden of Gethsemane would be the starting point, but don’t worry my friends, there is still another garden to come around the corner.
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