#mark 14:36

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Jesus Prays at Gethsemane

and He said, “Abba, Father; all things are possible to You; make this cup pass from Me; but not what I will, but what You [will].” — Mark 14:36 | Literal Standard Version (LSV) Literal Standard Version Bible Copyright © 2020 by Covenant Press. Cross References: Matthew 26:29; Matthew 26:42; Mark 14:37; John 18:11; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6; Hebrews 5:7

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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I know who are mine, and they know me, just as the Father knows me and I know him. I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them too. They will listen to my voice and there will be one flock with one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so I may take it up again. No one takes it from me; I choose to lay it down. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is the command my Father gave me.” John 10:11‭, ‬14‭-‬18 (FBV)

“But now I'm going to the one who sent me, and yet not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’ Of course, now that I've told you, you're full of grief. But I'm telling you the truth: it's better for you that I go away, for if I don't the Comforter won't come to you. If I go away, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will convince those in the world that they have wrong ideas regarding sin, about what is right, and about judgment: Sin, for they don't trust in me. What is right, for I'm going to the Father and you won't see me any longer. Judgment, for the ruler of this world has been condemned. In a little while you won't see me anymore, but then a little while after that you will see me.” Some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean, ‘In a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me’? and ‘For I'm going to the Father’?” They were asking, “What does he mean by ‘in a little while’? We don't know what he's talking about.” Jesus realized that they wanted to ask him about this. So he asked them, “Are you wondering about my comment, ‘In a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that you will see me’? I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will turn into joy. A woman in labor suffers pain because her time has come, but once the baby is born, she forgets the agony because of the joy that a child has been brought into the world. Yes, you're grieving now, but I will see you again; and you will rejoice, and no one can take away your joy. I left the Father and came into the world; now I leave the world and return to my Father.” John 16:5‭-‬11‭, ‬16‭-‬22‭, ‬28 (FBV)

It's a desperately sad day today. When you know the medical details of what it was like to be crucified and the awful physical suffering Jesus went through you're never the same again. I learned the details two Easters ago and I was devastated. I almost wish I didn't know. But only almost, because once you know, the sheer enormity of what Jesus CHOSE to do out of love for His Father and love for us is beyond words.

When Jesus asked His Father if it was possible to take the cup of suffering away, (Mk 14:36; Mt 26:42; Lk 22:42) it wasn't the physical suffering that He was talking about. He was talking about the prospect that, for the first and last time in all Eternity, He would be SEPARATED from God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Can you imagine that? They had always been ONE. God in three parts, a Trinity that loved and supported each other in a way beyond human understanding.

Throughout Jesus' ministry on Earth, He constantly gives His Father glory. He goes away many times to pray in seclusion to receive strength from His beloved Father. Everything He does is for His Father. Or Abba, as He calls Him. But for all of us, His sheep, Jesus said “yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

When Jesus said in Mt 27:46 “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) It is the only time He says “God”, not “Father”, because at that moment He is separated from His Father and the pain must have been unbearable beyond anything we could ever imagine. “Forsaken” means “deserted”, “abandoned”. We can never know how Jesus felt in that moment, alone and abandoned for the first time in all His existence; our human minds could never comprehend it.

But the Cross is not the end of the story. Jesus died in agony to save us all from the consequences of our sin, so we can have eternal life with our Heavenly Father. When Jesus said, just before He gave up His Spirit, “It is finished” (Jn 19:30) the sacrifice was complete.

And on the third day, Jesus will rise again in triumph. And then Jesus ascends to Heaven, until one day He will return again: “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will never happen again. There will be no mourning or crying or pain ever again for the former world no longer exists.” Revelation 21:4 (FBV)

IT'S FRIDAY, BUT SUNDAY'S COMING!

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Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.

Mark 14:36 NLT

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And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying, Abba, Avi, all things [are] possible for you. Take away this KOS from me. But not what I will, but what you [will].

(He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”) — Mark 14:36 | Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB) Orthodox Jewish Bible Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011 by Artists for Israel International. Cross References: Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Mark 14:37; John 18:11; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6; Hebrews 5:7

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Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion

Devotional for June 28

“Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” - Mark 14:36

Insight

While praying, Jesus was aware of what doing the Father's will would cost him. He understood the suffering he was about to encounter, and he did not want to have to endure the horrible experience. But Jesus prayed, “Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Anything worth having costs something.

Challenge

What does your commitment to God cost you? Be willing to pay the price to gain something worthwhile in the end.

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