There are some events in Jesus’ last days that ought to stick with us because in a way, every Christian is called to go through something similar. Come with me on\u00a0 a journey to the cross. On this journey, we discover two events that should remain etched in our memory because in them we discover how to be more like Jesus in our daily lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first stop on our way to the cross is the Garden of Gethsemane . Here you\u2019ll find our Lord with three of his most beloved disciples: Peter, James and John. Scripture says he told his disciples to sit and wait for Him while He prayed. In Mark 14:32-34, we are told:\u00a0 \u201cHe began to be troubled and deeply distressed\u201d.\u00a0 Then Jesus says: \u201cMy soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus knows what’s going to happen. He knows what awaits\u00a0 him is excruciating physical pain and the trauma of\u00a0 being \u201cforsaken\u201d by the Father. But he also knows that he will rise again victoriously to defeat death once and for all so that people everywhere can be saved from their sins. He knows his death will mean eternal life for so many. So how could it be then that Jesus is so sorrowful? While Jesus is 100% God, He is also 100% human. Hebrews 4:15\u00a0 says, \u201c For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses<\/strong>, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin \u201c This is why you can \u201capproach God\u2019s throne of grace with confidence\u201d (Heb 4:16), because he understands our struggles. He has been there, and has come out victorious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So Jesus prays.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Lord fell to the ground asking the Father to spare him this trial if it were possible, but he was fully\u00a0 prepared to surrender to the Father\u2019s will. And he knows that in just a few moments, one of his disciples would betray him with\u00a0 a kiss leading to our Lord’s arrest and ultimate crucifixion.\u00a0At this moment, Jesus had to feel utterly alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While we might not face anything like a literal crucifixion, we all must pass through our own Garden of\u00a0 Gethsemane.\u00a0 This\u00a0 is where we, like Jesus, lay it all down and leave it in God\u2019s hands. We learn to let go, and accept God\u2019s will because we can trust in God\u2019s character. We might not trust God if we didn\u2019t know His character, but he has revealed Himself marvelously in Jesus Christ, and Jesus \u201cis the same yesterday, today, and forever\u201d (Heb 13:8). Jesus knew there would be hardship ahead but he entrusted Himself to the Father, and so can you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then after Gethsemane, we must stop a while at the cross itself as Jesus is being crucified. Here is where Jesus confronts death. But just\u00a0 as Jesus died for all of us,\u00a0 He also died to Himself on that cross, and we too are to “take up our cross” and die to ourselves daily. This is where you\u2019ll find true freedom. It\u2019s the place where you get over yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is something great about dying to yourself.\u00a0 One of the benefits is that you no longer hurt over yourself so much.\u00a0 You are no longer so sensitive to yourself, your ego, your feelings and your desires, because you are dead to yourself, and you can\u2019t\u00a0 hurt a dead person once they\u2019re dead can you? Die to yourself, and you\u2019ll find yourself liberated to live for God.\u00a0 In other words, don’t be full of yourself but empty yourself before the cross so that instead you can fill yourself up with God, the Holy Spirit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ultimately, these events of surrender and sacrifice are not just historical events, but a daily blueprint for the life of a believer. By walking through our own Gethsemane and carrying our own cross, we find that the path to true spiritual freedom always leads through total trust in God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How can you surrender a difficult situation to God’s hands this week?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are some events in Jesus’ last days that ought to stick with us because in a way, every Christian is called to go through something similar. Come with me on\u00a0 a journey to the cross. 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