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by Garry L. Barton H
Remember Jesus' prayer in
the Garden of Gethsemane? If
not, let me refresh your
memory: "O my Father, if it
be possible, let this cup pass
from me: nevertheless net ss I
will, hnt a. thou wilt."
Matthew 26:39.
What could Jesus mean by
this?
I believe the "cup" is used
to typify God's Will, or God's
. sole purpose for sending His
only begotten Son to earth.
Jesus said in John 6:38, "For
I came down from heaven, not
to do mine own will, but the
will of him that sent me."
Also, in John 5:30 Jesus says,
"I seek not mine own will, but
the will of the Father which
hath sent me."
Jesus also mentioned a
"cup" in Matthew 26:27-28.
"And he took the cup (This is
at the Last Supper.), and gave
thanks, and gave it to them
(His disciples), saying, 'Drink
yeof it; For this is my Meed of
the new testament, which is
shed for many far the remis
sion of sfats.'"
So. we see that the "Cap"
Jeans mentioned ia the Gar
dee of Gethsemane was used
to typify God's WM which was
Jesus' crucifixion oa the
Cross of Calvary for the
roariashM of maas' sins. And
"the cup" coataiaed the
precious Blood of Jesus shed
on the Cross for you sad me.1
It is my personal, albeit
unpopular belief that Jesus
wss 100% man while walking
the face of the earth. Of
course He was 100% God
also. But, although it is defi
nitely unpopular to think so, I
believe Jesus felt pain, fati
gue and all other such physi
cal symptoms as you or 1
would. I also believe Jesus
experienced such emotional
symptoms as dread and fear
also. The reason I believe this
is because in Mark we read
about Jesus sweating blood.
The only medical condition
existing, known to man, in
which one sweats blood is
Haeuiatfdreala. This condition
as previously stated, "occurs
when fear is piled upon fear,
when an agony at suffering is
laid upon an older suffering
until the highly sensitized
person can no longer sustain
the pain." At this ooint the
person * capillaries dilate so
broadly that they come ta
contact with the sweat gland*
When this occurs the "sub
cutaneous capillaries" burst.
And the person sweats blood
along with his normal per
spiration.
Jesus knew exactly what
was going to happen on the
cross; from the Roman soldier
nailing spikes in His hands to
being pierced in His side. For
Jesus could see into the
future; not < psychic, but
because He was God.
No doubt, the only thing I
could fathom in my feeble
mind worse than a man being
tortured to death would be for
that same man to know in
advance exactly what, how,
and what amount of pain was
involved in the torture and
culminating death. Jesus
knew. And Jesus dreaded the
experience to such a degree
that the anxiety mounted as
the time of His crucifixion
drew nearer. Finally, Jesus
was suffering to such a degree
that He sweat blood. And that
is why Jesus asked God to
"take this cup" from me. But
we need remember, Jeans
said ...iealy If it was God's
wB.' I honestlv believe that
had not Jesus added the
condition to His prayer that
God only answer His prayer if
it was God's wffl, then God
would have, answered Jesus'
prayer. And. if God would
have taken the "cup" from
Jesus, you and I would be
doomed to hell today.
But it was God's will that
Jesus lay down His royal robe
of authority and come down to
earth to take the sins of the
world upon His shoulders.
Don't get me wrong, now.
Jesus said that at any time He
could have called upon God
and God would have sent
down legions of angels to
rescue Him. But Jesus was
more interested in seeing
God's will carried out, than
He was with His own personal
welfare. Jesus told Peter in
the Garden of Gethsemane
when He asked them to watch
for Him while He prayed:
indeed the spirit is willing but
the flesh is weak. Well, Jesus'
spirit was willing, and He had
His 'mind and heart set upon
obeying and pleasing His
Father. And, as a result He
was able to overcome His
weak flesh. To my way of
thinking, that is the whole
secret to serving God.
So. God did not take the
"cup" from Jesus. And. as s ?
result, we sO have the same
opportunity today as the lady
at Jacobs Well did.
Jesus told her "...Who
soever drinketh of the water
that I shall give him shall
never thirst; but the water
that I shall give him shall be
is him a well of water
springing up into everlasting
life." John 4:14. And if we
drink ef this water, it will
purify our system; and we will
be able to be like Jesus: Our
spirit slid our flesh will be
willing to serve and obey God.
God gave Jesus the "cup."
And when Jesus drank from
"the cup," the contents of the
cup tasted bitter to Him, to
say the least. For mankind's
sake, Jesus had to taste pain,
humiliation, ridicule, perse
cution, and countless other
maladies our feeble minds
will never be able to compre
hend. And last, but certainly
not least, Jesus drank from
"the cup" and tasted death.
All this just so you and I could
have everlasting life.
Should you or I drink from
"the cup," we would not
experience such a bitter taste.
When Jesus gave up the
thrown into the Blender and a
new drink was concocted.
This new drink was, and still
is. the precious Blood of
Jesus.
For, it is as Jesus exhorts .
us in John 6:54--"Whoso
eateth my flesh, and drinketh
my blood, hath eternal life;
and 1 will raise him bp st the
last day."
Yes, indeed! If you must
drink, let me recommend a
drink to you that will get you
higher than anything else in
the world today. And, unlike
your alcoholic drinks, this
high lasts forever. That drink,
my friends, is the precious
Blood of Jesus. You drink
vour M r
your piooa v Mtfyi, a#
gone. And the only thing yon.
have to show for your ex
perience will be a hangover
But. dear reader, drink a
Bloody Jesus and the high is
perpetual and the only side
affect is you will become a
better person after your re
birth.
Take a taste. If I had to be
hooked on something. I can
think of nothing better than
being hooked on Jesus. Try it!
I dare you! Satisfaction is
guaranteed. ,
Continue to love and pray
for one another, and the world
in general.
N.C. Arts Council
Grants Awarded
The N.C. Arts Council has
awarded S415.130 in grants
supporting arts activities in 46
counties. The announcement
comes from Gov. Jim Hunt
and Sara W. Hodgkins, sec
retary of the N.C. Department
of Cultural Resources. A
wards were recommended at
the spring meeting of the
N.C. Arts Council's board of
directors, held at Quail Roost
in early May. '
Grants were awarded in the
following categories: supple
mental support for regional
arts programs, for popula
tions and areas requiring '
more resources for basic a
programming than are pro
vided through the Grassroots
Arts Program, and for basic
operating support for literary
magazines and small presses;
creative project grants for
organizations to commission
new works of wart by pro
fessional artists; statewide
arts service organizations for
basic technical support.
Also salary assistance to aid
arts organizations in estab
lishing permanent adminis
trative or artistic positions;
local government grants to
match the governments' in.
creases in funding for com
munity arts programs: arts in
education grants for in-school
arts programs involving pro
fessional artists; and National
Endowment for the Arts Dan
ce Touring Program grants for
sponsor support of residen
cies by professional dance
companies.
Among the larger grants
awarded this spring in the
southeastern area of the state,
one of 13,300 to the St.
Andrews Press and the St.
Andrews Review for basic
operating support. 13,000 to
the St. John's Museum of Art
for an exhibitions program
and 11,500 to the Pembroke
Magutae for basic operating
support.
Other grants in this area
include one of 16,000 to the
St. Pauls City Schools for a
visual arts residency.
Support of administrative
and artistic positions through
the salary assistance pro
gram, according to Arts
Council Director, Mary Re
gan, is important to the
growth of the arts organiza
tions throughout the state but
especially in the rural areas.
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