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“The cup which My Father hath given Me, shall I not drink it?” (John 18:11).
We see the wickedness of man’s heart, when we read of the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. They did everything possible to humiliate and ill-treat Him. (Let us remember that our hearts were no better before we were saved.) Some of His disciples were indignant at this, and Peter used his sword on one of the servants of the high priest, cutting off his ear. We know that the Lord Jesus healed that ear—a wonderful display of grace.
But then, in our verse for today, the Lord Jesus accepts the suffering from His Father, and not from man. Yes, man scourged Him, put the crown of thorns on His head, mocked Him, and nailed Him to the cross. But the cup of suffering, including the three hours of darkness, He took from His Father, and was fully obedient to His Father’s will.
While we are not called upon to suffer in the same way as the Lord Jesus, yet we must recognize that whatever comes in our lives is allowed of God, and we are to accept it from Him. It is easy to look at those who directly cause that suffering, but again, the Lord has allowed it. If we accept it from Him, we can learn what He has in it for us.
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