He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying. "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." - Matthew 26:39
REFLECTION
Sometimes I think we don't talk enough bout the feelings Jesus had knowing the kind of death He was facing. He felt real anguish before His sacrifice and real pain while He was being beaten and nailed to the cross.
In Matthew 26:39, the Lord was in the garden of Gethsemane praying. This was the night He was arrested for crimes He didn't commit. As He prayed to His Heavenly Father He said, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me." Jesus would not have asked for the suffering to be taken away if it wasn't going to be real suffering. But His words at the end of that statement show His commitment to finish God's plan. "Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.
The Lord loves us so much that He was willing to suffer and pay the ultimate price so that we can live. His obedience to the Father and commitment to our salvation ended in victory and eternal life for God's people. But let's never forget the terrible pain and suffering He endured because he loves us.
LIVE INSPIRED
I pray for all of us, that we never forget what Jesus has done for us. That we do our best to please Him with the way we live, and that we embrace the joy and freedom we have because of Him.