Day 63
He Learned
Obedience
Hebrews 5:8 (ESV) Although he was a
son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
Mark 14:36 (NKJV) And
He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup
away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
Hebrews 5:7 (AMP) In the days of His
flesh [Jesus] offered up definite, special petitions [for that which He not
only wanted but needed] and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him
Who was [always] able to save Him [out] from death, and He was heard because of
His reverence toward God [His godly fear, His piety, in that He shrank from the
horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father].
In the Garden of Gethsemane, the final and
most trying temptations to disobey His Father had begun. Jesus had learned
obedience by facing the temptations of pride, the lust of the flesh, and the
lust of the eyes, but now his soul was crushed with the possibility of being
separated from the Father.
The physical beatings, the abandonment by His
disciples, the rejections from those He healed, loved, and fed, could not shake
Jesus. But now He would become the sacrificial lamb of God sacrifice for all
mankind and be separated from His Father. Hence, the agony, the horrific
struggle, between obedience and disobedience ensued.
Philippians 2:8 (AMP) And after He had
appeared in human form, He abased and humbled Himself [still further]
and carried His obedience to the extreme of death, even the death of the cross!
Thank you, Jesus, for humbling
yourself and taking your obedience to the extremes of death. You won! And we
through you will win as well.
1 Peter 1:14 (AMP) [Live] as children
of obedience [to God]; do not conform yourselves to the evil desires [that
governed you] in your former ignorance [when you did not know the requirements
of the Gospel].
When we humble ourselves, by choosing
to obey God we are transformed into the image of Jesus Christ and become
children of obedience.
Ending Thoughts
Are you able to humble yourself in
obedience to God’s word? When you find it difficult to obey call upon Holy
Spirit to help and He will.
