Matthew 26:36-39
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
Tag: Hardest Word to Ever Speak
Note the words in the above prayer of Jesus:
"My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."
When Jesus taught the disciples how to pray ing Matthew 6, he said the following:
Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
In the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus was praying as he instructed the disciples. "They will be done." What a glorious prayer to pray, but what a difficult prayer to live. We can complete those words in our lives through the power of the Spirit. God enables us to do His will. This is Jesus praying for that strength. He was "sorrowful onto death." If we want to have strength to do "thy will" we will have to spend time on our knees in prayer asking for strength to do so. If Jesus did, we must!!! Look what Christ will say to the disciples about this in the next couple of verses. He comes back where he left them and they are asleep. He wishes they could stay awake. But they can't. Note his words:
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
We are weak. Therefore we must pray!!
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