March 18th
"Bitter cup of pain."
We must never forget that Jesus was the God-Man, with both divine and human natures. He therefore recoiled from the prospect of agonizing crucifixion and the ordeal of having the world’s sin heaped on His sinless soul. And worst of all, He shuddered at the thought of being abandoned by His Father. So He pleaded, “If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me”. Yet after that He said in trustful submission, “Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”. He knew that the hand, which would for our redemption hold the cup to His lips, was not the hand of Judas or Caiaphas or Pilate. It was the hand of His loving Father intent on redeeming our lost human race.
We learn the lesson of trust in the school of trial.
Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?
John 18:11
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