Luke 22:39-71
Jesus was ‘greatly distressed... troubled... very sorrowful... ’(Mark
14:33-34). ‘Nevertheless, in obedience to His Father’s will, He chose
the way of the Cross (42; John 10:17-18). Satan - ‘the power of
darkness’- would have his ‘hour’, but Jesus was to be ‘seated at the
right hand of the power of God’(53,69). Jesus suffered much persecution
(63-71). He endured it ‘for the joy that was set before Him’, the joy of
‘bringing many son to glory’(Hebrews 12:2; 2:10). The way of the Cross
is never easy. It involves death to self (2 Corinthians 4:10-12). Do not
‘sleep’. Pray (45-46). Don’t ‘follow at a distance’ and deny your Lord
(54, 57-58, 60). Keep close to Jesus. Let the ‘rivers of living water
flow’(John 7:37-39; Acts 1:8). When you sin, let His ‘Word’ lead you to
repentance (61-62; Psalm 119:11).
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