The Agony of Gethesame

For Christ, Gethsemane is a place of agony. At the end of the day, Jesus, alone and talking to His Father, prepares Himself for the cross. His sorrow is great because He is about to take on sin. To a Holy God, that is depressing.

Though His body would feel the beating, them pulling out His beard, thorns in His skull, nails in His hands and feet, and the gash in His side, the sorrow and depression was about the One who knew no sin, taking on the sins of mankind. He prayed one hour with a heavy heart.

Mark 14:36 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.

The cup of His Father -- 'Daddy', he called Him --  was His Father turning away from the sin while He is on the Cross. It breaks His heart. 

To the Son of God, all sin is wretched, putrid, and repulsive; yet Jesus is willing to make the sacrifice for our redemption.

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

If that isn't love, the ocean is dry

There's no stars in the sky, and the sparrow can't fly

If that isn't love, then heaven's a myth

There's no feeling like this if that isn't love.

Dottie Rambo