Gethsemane

As we sat in the garden of Gethsemane yesterday, I read Isaiah 53. I was overwhelmed by the fact that Christ went to the cross for us while we were his enemies. He gave his life as a ransom for many. he asked God to remove the cup of His wrath, but God did not. Christ yielded his life to atone, for cover our sins.

Isaiah 53:10–12

[10] Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him;
he has put him to grief;
when his soul makes an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
the will of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
[11] Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
make many to be accounted righteous,
and he shall bear their iniquities.
[12] Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,
because he poured out his soul to death
and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
and makes intercession for the transgressors. (ESV)

He became sin who knew no sin so that we might become the righteousness of God.

What a great privilege to sit in the garden yesterday and go directly to God in prayer based upon Christ atoning work on the cross.Read more