John 18

“Shall I not drink the cup my Father has given me?” These are the words Jesus spoke to Peter (after He told him to put his sword away). Just a few shorts words above this verse we are told that Jesus “knew all that was going to happen to him”. Shortly before this scene, Jesus had been in the garden pleading to God: "Everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." What a whirlwind of emotions. Jesus went from pleading for another way to knowing there was no other way to telling others there was no other way. What cup does God ask you or me to drink? Jesus sets us an example here that it is not wrong to ask the Father to take it away, but when we ask, we must be ready to accept the answer He gives us. For we may ASK, not tell our Father what to do! May we strive to be as willing as our Savior to accept that answer by saying: “Shall I not drink the cup my Father has given me?


Julie Hallman
April 2