Luke 22:39-46

(Luke 22:39-46)

 

And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,  Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.  And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 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.  And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,  And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

 

Jesus is also saying that his heart (soul) suffered and died. 『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. 』The Creator God, who created the heavens and the earth, came to this earth in the flesh. That is Jesus. But this great man was also worried and sad in front of death. The soul from the flesh responds that way. He wants to be comforted and can be seen accompanying his disciples. Even "Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me," God the Creator said this. But how can a creature, man, easily say that he will not deny Jesus before the cross? What the Bible says is that the soul of the flesh is meant to respond that way. The soul is self. If you don't deny this, everyone denies Jesus.

 

In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus went out for a second prayer. The first started with "Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me". But the second one is 『nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 』We can see how difficult it is to let go of ourselves. Jesus prayed three times. Our posture also says, “nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. I would have to say. As Jesus said, those who do not deny themselves become, "If anyone denies me before men, then I will also deny him before my Father in heaven."

 

It is difficult for me to let go of myself, but it is that I follow God's will. That means, "You die and return." What comes back from dying? This is a saying that "the greed that left God because he wanted to be like God" died and returned. The prodigal son who returned was not the prodigal son when he left his father, but came back like the dead. It is repentance to become like the dead.

 

Salvation is a narrow path. It is a way to deny yourself. No matter how easily we say this, we must realize that salvation is a difficult way from sweat to blood. There are many people who want to know the time of Jesus' Second Coming. However, knowing that time does not mean that people are saved, but those who deny themselves are saved. So, he says, "You are awake." We don't always remember the time of the Second Coming of Jesus, and we don't think, "We shouldn't live like this," but what it means is to always look through the mirror of the Word to see if you are living a "life of self-denial." 『Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 』

 

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