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On Easter day, we rejoice in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. He died on the cross for our sins so that we might have eternal life. In this podcast episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses Jesus’ agony as He prayed in the garden of Gethsemane hours before He was crucified.
It must be emotional torture to know exactly when and how you are going to die. Such was the case for our Lord. The night before the cross, He began to feel sorrowful. “But He was God,” some may argue. Though that is true, during His public ministry, He took on the form of a servant. Jesus wept as we do. He felt pain as we do. He even requested, “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39, KJV). This prayer reflected Jesus’ agony in the garden.
God laid upon Jesus the iniquity of us all. No doubt, He felt the weight of the sins of the world upon Him. He who knew no sin was made a sin offering for us that we might become the righteousness of God in him (2 Corinthians 5:21). We rejoice on Easter and every other day because Jesus pressed beyond the agony and went to the cross of Calvary so that we might have everlasting life.
