Jesus knew His Father and knew the
Father’s will, yet enduring the cross was something He wasn’t thrilled about enduring,
but He knew the purpose and plan of the Father.
He loved the Father and would do anything for Him. Their relationship was perfect love... and
more… well beyond what any of us have comprehended yet. But the love that the Father
has revealed to us thus far completes us.
Jesus requested another option before going to the cross....look at Matthew 26:36-46.
Matthew 26:36-46
v36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
v37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
v38 Then saith he unto them, My soul
is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
v39 And he went a little farther, and
fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
v40 And he cometh unto the disciples,
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me
one hour?
v41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
v42 He went away again the second
time, and prayed, saying O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me,
except I drink it, thy will be done.
v43 And he came and found them asleep
again: for their eyes were heavy.
v44 and he left them, and went away
again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
v45 Then cometh he to his disciples,
and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at
hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
v46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he
is at hand that doth betray me.
It wasn’t an option of being obedient
or not. It was a request for the direction to change... but He was willing to
work the Father’s perfect plan. He was
willing to endure the Father’s punishment towards us for sin, having done no
wrong in the Father’s eyes. Enduring it
for us, so that we could be at peace
with the Father and receive His love, just like the relationship between Jesus
and the Father. (John 17)
John 10:17-18
Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it
down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.
This commandment have I received of my Father.
He was given of the Father the power
to lay down His life and/or take it up... That Power was in His hands to
work. All heaven and earth could not
take that authority and power from Him. Yet He did not abuse or misuse that
power and authority.
He took our blows of the Father’s
wrath.... OUCH! But Thank You Lord and Savior!
He became separated from the Father for just a moment in time. How do I
know that? Because sin separates us from
the Father. For a moment that was long
enough to settle the debt, Jesus Endured Our Pain of Sin and experienced our
judgment of Sin which is Death, so to join with us in our death and sin and
RAISE US UP IN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, INNOCENCE and LIFE. Not only is our debt paid, but He gave us NEW
LIFE to live: Co-Heirs of God.
This is Awesome! Yet take this a step
further and look at this a little more: that Jesus was without sin, so the
Father was able to receive Him as our payment of sin. He acted out in Love and
took on the sin of the world by laying down His life as one that sinned:
guilty. The innocence of Jesus’ soul was the innocence of the life of the Lamb
that was without spot and blame that would shed its blood and life for man’s
soul. And since Jesus was without sin,
the Father could raise Him up justified to life again.!!! He is Worthy to Open the Book of Life for us
all!!!
The Eternal Sacrifice. His BLOOD WASHES US and clothes us in the
garments of the Lamb of God. When you
Receive the Lamb of God, He washes you in His Blood, clothing you in His
Righteousness and Innocence again.
Restoration it is called.
Redemption. Reconciliation. Whatever word you find that describes this
for you, the “LAMB of GOD” and the “BLOOD COVENANT” says it all.
We can never come to the Father but by
the Blood of the Lamb.
We can never come to the Father except
through the Son of God that lives, was dead, and is alive for evermore.
We can never come to the Father unless
that Blood is upon our
conscience and speaks FOR US on our
behalf.
Hebrews 9:13-15 v14 How much more
shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living
God?
And by that same Spirit that raised
Jesus from the dead working in each of us, to do the self same thing,
today. (2 Cor 4:14; 2 Cor 5:1-5; Romans
8:9-11)
Romans 8:9-11
v11 But if the Spirit of him that
raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the
dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Only by the Spirit of the Lord can we
be Resurrected: Raised to Life again – A Recovery of Spiritual Truth. Only by
the Lamb of God and that Blood Covenant can we have Peace and be Co-Heirs with
God! Because of This Testament and
Spirit upon our conscience, we have New Life.
Jesus’ prayer shows us that it was
okay for Him to request a change in the direction the Father had set Him on before
the cross, but He knew the will and purpose of the Father and that is what He
wanted to do. And He trusted the
Father’s heart in this plan. He knew
that if this was the only way to get this job done, so be it....not my will but
yours Father, be done.
Thank you Father! For Your Will being Done!
Amen.
