He went a little farther and fell on His face and prayed , saying, “O My Father, if it is possible,” let this cup pass from me ; nevertheless, “not as I will, but as You will”. Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping and said to Peter, “What ? Could you not watch with Me one hour?
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.”
“Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying,” O My Father, If this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
“If it was possible, let this cup pass from me.”
1. God did not grant it for Him.
God says Yes and gives us what is requested. God says No and gives us something better. God says Wait and gives us something different.
God says He will give us the best. In John 11:39-44, the Bible verse explains how Jesus raised Lazarus from death. In John 19:30, the Bible verse says when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said “ It is finished”. And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. Jesus says the bondage of Satan is over(finished) in our lives. . In Genesis 15:13-15, Then He said to Abraham, know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them for four hundred years . And also the nation whom they serve, I will judge afterward, they shall come out with great possessions. Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace, you shall be buried at a good old age. The Bible verse told us how God revealed to Abraham that the Israelites will be in bondage in a foreign land and afterward He will deliver them. Psalm 81:10 says,” I am the Lord your God, who brought you out
of the land of Egypt, Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.” In Exodus chapters 1,2and3, the Bible verses explains how God brought out Israel from bondage. Jesus says the bondage of Satan over in our lives and the Lord shall deliver us in Jesus Name. Amen.
2. I f He did not go to the cross , there wouldn’t have been victory for us.
As children of God, anyone attacking us spiritually or physically is just wasting his time. Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to death”. The blood of Jesus Christ has given us victory. Exodus 12:13 says “ Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood I will pass over you and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.” When we are struck or defeated by the devil, we receive victory by the blood of Jesus. Again Colossians 2:15 says “ Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them , triumphing over them in it,” Isaiah 7:7 says “ Thus says the Lord God, It shall not stand nor shall it come to pass” Jesus says, just speak the word of God against principalities and powers and the works of Satan shall not stand against
the children of God.
3. If He did not go to the cross we wouldn’t have eternal life.
Because Jesus died for us on the cross of Calvary, we therefore have eternal life. 1 Corinthians 15:55 says “ O death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin but thanks be to God who has given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Roman 6:23 says, “the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. We believe in Jesus and by His crucifixion and the gift of eternal life, we shall see no more sorrow, no more death, no more weeping, no more sickness.
AMEN
