THE FATHER’S CUP. Instead of retaliating against his captors, Jesus said, “Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” (John 18:11). Jesus is referring to the cup of God’s wrath against sinners. Psalm 75:8 states, “For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed, and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.” This cup was meant for us. We, the sinful ones, deserve to drink this cup of wrath. But Jesus drank this cup in our place. At the cross the Father’s wrath against sin was poured out on Jesus so that it need never be poured out on those who trust in him.
