On the Thursday of the last week of His life, He had a final meal with his beloved (most of them) disciples and went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He took some of those friends with him...sometimes we just want precious friends around us when we face difficult moments. The most incredible lesson from this moment was that we see Resurrection Power about to unfold in the submission of our Savior. In Matthew 26:36-46 we see this account. We see He was "troubled and sorrowful"...He said to His Father: "if it's possible, may this cup be taken from me" (v. 39). He knew what was coming and knew it would not be easy. But then a short while later in v. 42, we see His submission: "if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away...may your will be done." I was wondering...if He had not willingly gone to the cross...would that glorious resurrection have happened on the third day? Would all the power of the universe not have raised Him from the dead so that He lives even today and speaks for us?
Listen to what Vernon Grounds says about that kind of submission:
"Baffled by the mystery of such love, we take our stand
on Calvary and believe that any cup we drink is held to our lips
by the Father of fathomless love and wisdom. Our prayer
is that of trustful submission because we believe that
even life's most bitter cup is held in the Father's hand."
I wonder what the Father's power would do in my life if I were as submitted to His plan as Jesus was.
This Easter, let us be grateful to the One who created the universe and made a place for us to live and walk with Him. I don't know what cup you have been asked to drink, but I know that whatever one comes to my lips will come through the hands of the Father. That's good enough for me.
For further study: 2 Chron. 7:14, Psalm 25:9, Psalm 51:10-17, Proverbs 3:34, Mark 14:32-41, Luke 22:39-46, John 18:11, 2 Cor. 12:9, Hebrew 12:1-3, James 4:4-10, 1 Peter 5:5
Happy Resurrection Day, everyone!
Love,
Holly
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