Walk In Obedience

And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

³⁵ And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

³⁶ And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

-Mark 14:34-36 (King James Version)

Jesus walked in obedience. This week, ministry wide, we're studying how Jesus walked, and how we, in turn, should walk. In today's Scripture, we see Jesus just before He was betrayed into the hands of the religious leaders. He is in the Garden, and He is spending time with the Father. The time had come, it was now time for Him to be the sacrifice for all time. He knew the agony and pain that He was about to endure. But beyond all that, I believe that His separation from the Father would be more painful than the nails. 

Jesus prayed, in verses 35-36 "And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, 'Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.'" Was Jesus trying to get out of His mission? Jesus said, in John 4:34, "Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." Jesus knew that task that God, the Father, had for Him. What we see in Mark 14:35-36 is, not Jesus trying to get out of the task at hand, but rather the humanity of Jesus. When I'm talking with people, sometimes they feel that Jesus is "super human" or out of touch with what you and I go through each day. That's no the case at all, and we see that here in Mark 14. 

But, the key I want you to focus on is this phrase: "nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt." If we are going to walk as Jesus walked, we must walk in obedience to the will of God. Even to the point of death. Are you willing? Think About It.