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When He Came to the Place (Sabbath, March 7)
13 Mar, 2015
Evangelist, Michael Lewis used an intriguing title to arouse the curiosity of the congregation as he outlined Jesus’ anguish as He made His way to the place, The Mount of Olives and Gethsemane. For most Christians, Gethsemane is synonymous with Christ’s suffering and subsequent death but the Evangelist’s revelation that there were several places so named as the word simply means ‘olive press’ to indicate the place where olives grown on that mount would be crushed to release the valuable oil.
So, Jesus went to that place where He was in deep anguish as He faced the great price of sin and asked His Father if He could remove the cup from Him. Jesus went to the place of separation from His Father so that we can be united with Him in Heaven. We all come to such a place where we are faced with the greatest decision or problem that we will ever face. As Jesus agonised in earnest prayer so too should we, when we come to that place.
So, Jesus went to that place where He was in deep anguish as He faced the great price of sin and asked His Father if He could remove the cup from Him. Jesus went to the place of separation from His Father so that we can be united with Him in Heaven. We all come to such a place where we are faced with the greatest decision or problem that we will ever face. As Jesus agonised in earnest prayer so too should we, when we come to that place.
