Matthew
26:39, 42, 53 – Jesus prayed twice to the Father that the cup of the crucifixion would
pass from him. We sometimes see his final statement, “Thy will not my will be done,” as Jesus kicking the dirt like a little kid, head
down, saying, “Okay. Since I HAVE to...I'll do it.” But verse 53
shows that not to be the case. At the moment of his arrest and at any
moment before or after that during his questioning and crucifixion, Jesus could have
called more than twelve legions of angels to his rescue and the
Father would have sent them. Jesus willingly
gave
his life for us. It was not human trickery or divine coercion. It was
love. That is his nature because he and the Father are one, and the
Father is love.
1 John 4:8
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