41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, 42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43 Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. Luke 22:41-44 NASB
If you are reading this post, it is not likely that you are one who revels in your sin. However, it is still possible that you and I do not always take our sin seriously.
Think of some of the excuses we make to ourselves: There are a lot of people who do worse… At least I don’t do… It’s not my fault; I can’t help it… It’s not such a big deal…
We should grieve over the sin we discover in our lives – grieve and then turn from it to accept his forgiveness. We know that Jesus took our sin seriously. Our sin took him to the cross.
In the garden of Gethsemane, just the anticipation of the suffering of the cross caused Jesus tremendous inner agony.
– SSXG