DEVOTION ~ MAUNDY THURSDAY - GETHSEMANE

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Theme: Maundy Thursday - Gethsemane
Text: Luke 22:41-44

41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.


Gethsemane is the place Jesus prayed earnestly before His arrest. The atmosphere at Gethsemane on that fateful evening was filled with sincerity, humility and love. Jesus demonstrated how we ought to approach circumstances in life. Gethsemane is a reflection on a Son who could just give a command to change situations yet refused to please Himself in order for His Father's will to be done. (John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38; 8:29) 

Dear beloved in the Lord, in this season of Easter, you need to also be filled with the Gethsemane fruit (sincerity, humility and love). In prayer, you need to be sincere with God. He knows your heart so don't withhold your feelings or desires. Present it to God but be humbled to seek His will above your desires. The intentions of God towards you is not and cannot be evil. So rely on His will just as Jesus prayed not His will but Jehovah's will be done in His life.

Christ was in agony but seeking the Father's will to be done because, He loves His Father and us all. When we act in love, we encounter angelic visitation from God. The angel of the Lord will strengthen you to conquer your challenges in life. On this Maundy Thursday, let sincerity, humility and love take it root in you to God's glory.


Prayer: Dear God, I invite the Holy Spirit to fill me and empty me of every cynical behavior. More of You and less of me. I receive the enablement of the Holy Spirit to do the Father's will at all times irrespective of the prevailing circumstances. This I pray in Jesus' name. AMEN! 

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