Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt down on the ground and prayed, "Father, if it is possible, don't let this happen to me! Father, you can do anything. Don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. But do what you want, and not what I want." (Mark 14.35-36 CEV)Jesus prays to God asking if God can change what is to come, if it is possible.
Jesus knows what is about to happen, and He dreads the physical death that is to come. But just in case there is anything else God can do to give grace to His people, Jesus makes a last request.
In this passage we see the humanity of Jesus, which is about to come to an end. As Jesus has previously stated, all of His power comes from God. We know from yesterday's reading that Jesus doesn't know when the end of the world will come. So Jesus is hoping beyond all hope that God has a second plan for the salvation of man that has not been revealed.
Look at the end of Jesus prayer, "But do what you want, and not what I want." Here we see that Jesus is ready to accept God's will even though it is not what Jesus wants.
Are we ready to accept what God has in store for us even though it may not be what we want?
Praise Jesus!
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