Betrayed with a Kiss: Submission to the Father's Will

Now Jesus knew they were coming. Right? He already knew. He's he already knew what was prophesied. He's omniscient. He's the son of God, and he's willingly offered himself up in accordance with the plan of God. He's no unwilling victim here. And in full knowledge of what was gonna happen, Jesus, he he went, like, so seemingly right? They're probably coming up the slope [00:40:18] (24 seconds)  #JesusKnewAndVolunteered

Now what is interesting here is that when Jesus said this, all of those who came to arrest him, they it says it drew they drew back and they fell to the ground. You notice that? Jesus had once again perhaps just showing himself to be equal with God in his response. I am the I am. Now when he did this on other occasions recorded in John, the Jews recognized it again, and they became angry, and they wanted to stone and kill him right then, thinking that he was blaspheming God, making himself equal with God, which, of course, is the primary reason that the Jews wanted to kill him, their justification for it. [00:41:46] (39 seconds)  #IAmPowerStunnedThem

Clearly, God is sovereign over all that happened and is recorded in his word for a purpose. Perhaps the sheer power, spiritual power of God the son saying clearly, I am, had this effect on his creatures who were humbled even unwittingly in his presence, if they did not truly acknowledge him as they ought. [00:43:50] (25 seconds)  #GodSovereignOverEvents

Jesus' point here, which becomes even clear in what follows, is that those who take up the sword when it is not called for will perish by it as many a person of faith and that of other religions has discovered. What's more, this was neither the time nor the place for his disciples to engage in swordplay. Right? To begin with, it was unlawful because however misguided the people were, they they came to arrest Jesus. They had some authority. Therefore, any armed resistance would make the disciples guilty of resisting arrest. [00:54:01] (33 seconds)  #NoPlaceForArmedResistance

And perhaps the most notable takeaway, historically speaking, relates to the why question. Why did Jesus go through this and have to go through this? Well, we know the answer to that, most of us here, and that is this. Jesus willingly submitted himself to the will of his father so that he could be the savior of the world. [01:00:10] (20 seconds)  #JesusSubmittedForTheWorld

Now so from our scenes today and beyond, we know that Jesus knew, of course, what was coming with the cross. And though the prospect of the great suffering was and taking on the sins of the world and being forsaken by the father were not things he was looking forward to, Nevertheless, he submitted himself to it, to his father's will, and he had joy even while he endured it, knowing that it would meet the means of saving us. [01:00:42] (24 seconds)  #JoyInSufferingForSalvation

``He died this death because there was no other way for sinners to be saved, for us, for our sins to be atoned for, God's wrath to be propitiated, for us to have the means of forgiveness through Christ, and be reconciled to God. No other easier road to redemption, no alternative to the cross. [01:01:19] (21 seconds)  #RedemptionOnlyThroughCross

You need to trust in what he did to save you. Most of you here have. If you have not, I plead with you, repent. Let's turn from your waywardness and turn and trust of Christ. And if that's where you're at, whether you're here in person or whether you're on the livestream, listen, I would love to talk to you as would anybody else that you know that knows Christ, pray with you, encourage you, talk about having you get baptized, get you on a path of discipleship. [01:02:15] (34 seconds)  #RepentAndTrustChrist