‘My soul is exceeding sorrowful…’ Mt 26:38
Know this, the more devoted you become to spreading the message of Christ to a lost and dying world… for the day you make that decision till the day you leave this earth you’re going to face untold persecution from without (Mt 10:16a) and from within (Mt 10:34-36).
Because of this, Jesus stated ‘My soul is exceeding sorrowful’ (vs 38). Jesus knew that He was going to die (Mt 26: 2). According to (Heb 12:2), He even looked forward to it. The reason Jesus began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed ‘…even unto death” is because He feared that He was about to face an untimely death by the hand of Satan (Jn 13:26-27). Jesus prayed to keep the influence of satan’s attacks from His ministry and life… (Heb 5:7) says He was heard.
Jesus, even amongst His disciples and a beautiful/powerful ministry, struggled in loneliness, persecution, and an indifferent people towards His love for them (Heb 5:8). Through His three-year ministry, into Palm Sunday and the eventual arrival at the cross, Jesus and His disciples were persecuted and yet protected and delivered by the hand of the Father.
The world will do enough damage to the gospel and love of Jesus, be sure we don’t contribute to such damage as well by succumbing to our flesh and the influence of satan’s attacks… HSAY
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