"Abba Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will". Mark 14:36 NKJV
Wikipedia describes Maundy Thursday as follows:
"It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday.[2] "Maundy" comes from the Latin word mandatum, or commandment, reflecting Jesus' words "I give you a new commandment."[3] The day comes always between March 19 and April 22, inclusive, and will vary according to whether the Gregorian calendar or the Julian calendar is used. Eastern churches generally use the Julian system.
Maundy Thursday initiates the Paschal Triduum, the period which commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This period includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday, and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday.[1][4] The Mass of the Lord's Supper or service of worship is normally celebrated in the evening, when Friday begins according to Jewish tradition, as the Last Supper was held on the feast of Passover, according to the three Synoptic Gospels.[5]'
Try and imagine the struggle that Jesus was undergoing that day in Gethsemane. Let us not forget that he was in His humanity at the time and even though, He was the Son of God, He still had all of the anxieties that we have as He prayed to His Father - Abba or Papa. He knew what lay ahead; what He had to do. He would be made sin for us and bear the curse of the law (Gal 3:13). This was not the main issue though, it was the thought of being forsaken by His Father, because of the sin, this was the cup He had to bear (John 18:11).
He had just spent the Last Supper with His disciples and also celebrated His last Passover, now He was alone with His Father in the garden of Gethsemane. His disciples were close by but, they were so tired they just couldn't keep awake and spend this last time with Him. Very soon, a great multitude would come and arrest Him, as Judas, His friend, disciple and now - betrayer, pointed Him out. He would be led away to a night of terror, being beaten and interrogated, falsely accused and treated far worse than a second class citizen.
Yes, this Jesus - our friend and Saviour, did all of this for you and I in order that you and I would not have to die but have eternal life. Yes, He did it for us. He knew His fate for the next day; He knew the pain and the humiliation, the nails, the cross and the sword in His side. He knew all about this but He said to the Father, 'Not My will be done Father, but Yours'
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