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SAA Notes
It is comforting to know that Jesus had to wrestle in prayer. He did not have it easy. The wonderful thing is that Jesus overturned Adam’s rejection in the garden of the Word of the Lord.
SJA Notes
* Dear Lord God, thank You for Your word to us today.
“Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?”
The betrayal of Judas did not come unexpectedly upon Jesus.
Jesus was not surprised and had to then say “oh well” and go to the cross.
We read it all through the gospels, and through scripture all of it, that Jesus _knew_ He was headed to death on the cross.
Jesus, God in the Person of the Son, knew God’s word. That messiah would die a sinner’s death to take on the just punishment for the sin of every single one of His people.
Judas and a small band of men were nothing to Jesus in terms of power, in terms of might.
This is the King of kings, the Commander of the Lord’s armies.
When one or two heavenly beings lay waste to an entire city and its surroundings (see what happened to Sodum), then the idea of twelve legions of these beings is a power which dwarfs our understanding.
Jesus had that power.
At His command are legions of heavenly warriors.
Himself alone, He is the energy by which creation itself was both spun together and by which creation continues (John 1, Colossians 1).
And yet.
We read from the book of Philippians in chapter 2,
“And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”
This is the Saviour of the world.
* Heavenly Father,
Please help us know Jesus better today from Your word.
Please help us to grow in our understanding, as we come to You and Your word in reverence and holy fear.
Thank You Lord!
Amen.