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In the
garden of Gethsemane, our sorrows, our
iniquities, and the iniquities of the
world were bearing upon Jesus. The
Father had willed that these sufferings
to be placed upon Jesus and that
night, in the
garden, Jesus was feeling this burden of
grief. Jesus knew all
that He would suffer: the crown of
thorns, the driven
nails, the scourging,
the spitting, separation
from the Father, and the
SHAME of the cross. Yet, he willing
accepted the Father's will and walked
the road to Calvary.
Human
nature naturally shrinks
from sufferings. The spirit is ever so
willing but the flesh is weak.
The flesh always desires
comfort and satisfaction.
Never does it desire to
suffer and continuously
the flesh desires to be
delivered from hardships,
troubles, and sorrows;
but, in the midst of our
sorrows, we can submit as
Christ did to the will of
God.
In
imitating Christ, we go
to our heavenly Father
with a humble heart that
is seeking and willing to
hear His way and will.
Our attitude must be: O
Father, not my will but
yours be done. We surely must resign and
commit ourselves to God's will even in
our sufferings because God the Father knows
exactly what is needed
and what is best not only for us, but
for others too.
We must realize
that sometimes God
delivers us from our
troubles quickly, other
times He removes them,
and yet many times He
allow us walk through
them. Some burdens we must bear in order
for His will to be accomplished in our
lives and in the lives of others. Had
Jesus not went to the cross all of us
would have perished!
Just as Father God heard Christ's
prayer, answered it, and
strengthened Jesus in His
walk to Calvary, our
heavenly Father hears,
answers, and strengthens
us.
"Thy will
not mine, O Lord, be
done"
Heavenly
Father
Let our troubles,
sorrows, and woes, be
sanctified by you and our hearts
be content and satisfied
in Your will. In Jesus' name.
Amen and Amen!
Prayer Treasures from Gethsemane's
Garden...
God comforts and strengthens us
God's grace is sufficient for our need
God's will is the solution to all of our
affairs
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