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Communion: The anguish in the gardenToday for communion I want to look at Jesus and the time He spent
praying in the Garden of Gethsemane. And I want to talk briefly about
the anguish Jesus must have felt. The Bible talks about the Garden in
Matthew, Mark and Luke. Today I want to read the Mark account. Jesus knew He would be handed over to evil men who would whip and beat Him,
hold a mockery of a trial, march Him through the streets and He would be nailed
to a cross. He knew He would die at Golgotha. We know this because He told the
disciples in Luke 24:7 that this would happen. I am sure most of us here would
ask the Father to take this cup from us, but Jesus added not my will but yours
be done. Jesus knew it was coming. Jesus left the glories of heaven to be born into this world to show us what
God is like and save us. Jesus lived the perfect sinless life here on earth. He
is the only one who ever has. But the Bible tells us He became sin. 2
Corinthians 5:21 says, “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the
offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
Could you imagine the overwhelming anguish of being an offering for the sins of
the world? All sin, past present and future on Him. Could you imagine the weight
of that sin? I can’t ever fathom it. But Jesus carried that for you and me, so
we could be saved and right with God. Jesus knew it was coming and He would be
made sin. No wonder just before He died Jesus cried out “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?” Can the helpers come forward please? By Dave Quinn
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