OUR DAILY BREAD : WHO HOLDS THE CUP?

[cimi]

March 20
Thursday


WHO HOLDS
THE CUP?

READ:
Matthew 26:36-46
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Shall I not drink the
cup which My Father
has given Me?
__John 18:11
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Are you being called to taste some bitter cup of pain or loss? are you tempted to push it away? You may be wondering, Is God in this situation? If so, recall the dark and distressing experience of Jesus and His example on the night of His betrayal.

We must never forget that Jesus was the God-Man, with both divine and human natures. He therefore recoiled from the prospect of agonizing crucifixion and the ordeal of having the world's sin heaped on His sinless soul. And worst of all, He shuddered at the thought of being abandoned by His Father. So He pleaded, "If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me" (Matt. 26:39). Yet after that He said in trustful submission, "Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?" (John 18:11). He knew that the hand, which would for our redemption hold the cup to His lips, was not the hand of Judas or Caiaphas or Pilate. It was the hand of His loving Father intent on redeeming our lost human race.

Baffled by the mystery of such love, we take our stand on Calvary and believe that any cup we drink is held to our lips by the Father of fathomless love and wisdom. Our prayer is that of trustful submission because we believe that even life's most bitter cup is held in the Father's hand. __Vernon Grounds
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```````````````Death and the curse were in our cup````````````````
```````````````````O Christ, 'twas full for ˇThee!``````````````````
``````````````But Thou hast drained the last dark drop__```````````
```````````````Now blessings there for me. __Anon.```````````````
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We learn the lesson of trust in the school of trial.  

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Matthew 26:36-46***********

36 Then Jesus came with
them to a place called
Gethsemane, and said to the
disciples, "Sit here while I
go and pray over there."

37 And He took with Him
Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, and He began to
be sorrowful and deeply
distressed. 38 Then He said
to them, "My soul is
exceedingly sorrowful, even
to death. Stay here and
watch with Me."

39 He went a little farther
and fell on His face, and
prayed, saying, "O My
Father, if it is possible, let
this cup pass from Me;
nevertheless, not as I will,
but as You will."

40 Then He came to the
disciples and found them
sleeping, and said to Peter,
"What! Could you not watch
with Me one hour? 41 watch
and pray, lest you enter into
temptation. The spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is
weak."

42 Again, a second time, He
went away and prayed,
saying, "O My Father, if this
cup cannot pass away from
Me unless I drink it, Your
will be done."

43 And He came and found
them asleep again, for their
eyes were heavy. 44 So He
left them, went away again,
and prayed the third time,
saying the same words.

45 Then He came to His
disciples and said to them,
"Are you still sleeping and
resting? Behold, the hour is
at hand, and the son of Man
is being betrayed into the
hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let
us be going. See, My
betrayer is at hand."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The Greek word cup means "a drinking vessel." Metaphorically,
it can refer to participating in a joyous or a sorrowful experience.
This is why Jesus asked the disciples if they were willing to drink of
the bitter cup of death (Matt. 20:22-23). __HDF

[Mackenaw]

What a powerful message -- I am blessed.

Thank you, Cimi, for your continued dedication and devotion in posting these Daily Bread messages here for our benefit and convenience.

God bless you, Cimi.
Love,
Mack