[Matthew 26.36-46] Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, "Sit here, while I go there and pray. He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then Jesus I said, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death, tarry ye here and watch me. Going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, "My Father, if possible, this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but thine. Then came his disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak. Again it was, and prayed for the second time, saying: My Father, if you can not pass this cup from me except I drink it, Thy will be done. Came again and found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. And he left them, again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then came his disciples and said, you still sleeping and resting. Behold the time has come, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, come, behold, he is the one I delivered.
the garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, was one of the favorite places to pray the Lord in His earthly ministry [Luke 22.39]. But believers remember him best as the site of a great spiritual battle.
The story of Jesus calling upon the heavenly Father is very significant for Christians, and the reason is as human as you see the Lord. The story of the Gospel we see Jesus, the God-man, experienced fear, anxiety and terror when he prayed. That is, reacted to his close feelings we can try to understand and empathize.
Satan torments telling believers that can not be like Jesus, because He is God. But He was God in human flesh, which means that experienced the world as us. He won every battle but spiritual and life he faced. The secret to his success was what he did in Gethsemane. Was isolated and prayed until his will was totally surrendered to the Father. He won the battle on their knees.
Jesus left the garden as a prisoner, but at the same time as a winner. He accepted God's will for your life, but went through the pain of the test. Our Savior had been called to die, and knew that the blessings and the potential consequences were all in the hands of the Father.
Christians also face terrible trials. God uses these difficulties to conform to the image of His Son [Rom 8.29], and this should be so, because it necessarily must happen processed, there is a change real in the person who comes to God as a child. If we are going to be like Jesus, we must learn from their actions and attitudes. Given the difficulties, we seek the will of God, commit ourselves to obey, and leave the consequences in his powerful hands.
! May God bless us!
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