In Gethsemane

What could we see in Gethsemane? We could see a normal human who feel sorrowful. If we often hear about Jesus who did miracles, Jesus who healed sick people, Jesus who casted out bad spirits. But in Gethsemane, Jesus was like a normal person who felt great sadness and pain, just like you and I . Perhaps, we are questioned, when and where Jesus feel the sorrow? It’s like impossible if he ever feel sorrow?

Let’s see a chapter when Jesus was going to be crucified, Mark 14 : 32 – 41. IN this chapter, Jesus and his disciples came to a place named Gethsemane. As written in Luke 22 :  39, Gethsemane is a Mount of olives. (³⁹ Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. ) So Jesus has an accustome to pray in Mount of Olives.

Then, let’s see Mark 14 : 33, 34  

³³ And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. ³⁴ Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

In subsection 33, Jesus began to be troubled and deeply distressed. And in subsection 34, Jesus himself said that He was exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.

Jesus whom we worship as God has taken a figure as a human. That is why He feel what a normal human feel. He felt happiness and as well as sorrow.

Why Jesus feel deeply distressed and sorrowful? Because as a human He knew how hurt to take the suffering and then being crucified. So he prayed to Father to take his pain. But, He surrender to God decision, Mark 14 : 36.   
³⁶ 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.”

Just like us. By this chapter, Jesus teaches us when we feel distress and sorrowful, we pray to God and surrender all the decision to God. Whatever God answer that’s the best answer for us. And, by this chapter we know how great His sacrifice. He didn’t think of Himself anymore. He just thought about You and I, about us. He only thought about His love for you and I .

Another in Gethsemane. Let’s see Luke 22 : 43  ⁴³ Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

When we have a problem, then we prayed to God, God will strengthen us by delivering His angel to strenghten us. So we can take up our cross ( matthew 16 : 24 :   ²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.)  


Happy Victory

Nova