The Surrender of Jesus

The Surrender of Jesus

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

6:53 AM

Matt. 26:36–46; (Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:40–46)

Matthew 26:36-46 (KJV)

Mt 26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. (he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. )

37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

39 And he went a little further, (about a stone's cast, and kneeled down)and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, (if thou be willing,) (And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; [Mark]) let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, (Simon, sleepest thou? [Mark]) What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. ( neither wist they what to answer him. [Mark])

44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. (Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Luke 22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. )

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, (and … found them sleeping for sorrow, And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. [Luke]) and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

Adapted from: Loraine Boettner, A Harmony of the Gospels, (Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1979), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 111.

The Collingsworth Family I Can Trust Jesus lyrics - official

God picked up a sparrow that could no longer fly.

He brushed off its wounds, and then watched it soar across

the sky.

If He's mindful of creation, on this I can depend:

I am his child, and I can place all my trust in Him.

I can trust Jesus. I can trust Jesus.

He never once has failed to meet my need.

He is my strong tower; the strength in my weakest hour.

I can trust Jesus. He takes care of me.

I have prayed some prayers and felt they never were heard;

but I held to God's hand and kept right on trusting in his

Word.

My "wants" and God's desires don't always agree;

but I lean on his will for he always knows what's best for

me.

2 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV)

2Co 1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

1 Timothy 4:10 (KJV)

1Ti 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

1 Timothy 6:17 (KJV)

1Ti 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Hebrews 2:13 (KJV)

Heb 2:13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

1 Peter 3:5 (KJV)

1Pe 3:5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

417 -- LET GO AND LET GOD

Some few years ago a university student was listening to a Bible reading on the first chapter of Genesis. The speaker described God in His work of turning chaos into cosmos, and he played on the word "let", "And God said, Let there be light; and there was light," and urged his hearers to "let God." This young man went home with the Word of God ringing in his ears and he could not get rid of them. He carved them out in wooden letters, threaded them on a string and hung them in his dressing room. "Let God!" But how could he "let God"? It meant so much. And then one morning in desperation he banged his bathroom door as he went out, saying, "I cannot let God." When he came back the "d" from his legend was missing and it read, "Let go." And he saw his difficulty. He saw the thing to which he was clinging, which kept him from blessing, and he "let go" and "let God." -- Moody Monthly

I said: Let me walk in the field.

God said: Nay, walk in the town.

I said: There are no flowers there.

He said: No flowers, but a crown.

I said: But the sky is black, there is

Nothing but noise and din.

But He wept as He sent me back,

“There is more,” He said. “There is sin.”

I said: But the air is thick, and fogs are

veiling the sun.

He answered: Yet souls are sick, and

souls in the dark undone.

I said: I shall miss the light, and friends

will miss me, they say.

He answered me: Choose tonight, if I

am to miss you, or they.

I pleaded for time to be given;

He said: Is it hard to decide?

It will not seem hard in heaven to have

Followed the steps of your Guide.

I cast one look at the fields,

Then set my face to the town;

He said: My child, do you yeild? Will

You leave the flowers for the crown?

Then into His hand went mine,

And into my heart came He;

And I walk in a light Divine,

The path I had feared to see.

- George MacDonald

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