Mark 14: 62
Jesus said, "I AM [the I AM is here (Exodus 3:14)], and you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand (Psalm 110:1) and coming on the clouds of Heaven (Daniel 7:13)."
It is so amazing that our great God of the Universe, the Creator of all things, would come as a human, a Son of Man, to receive power and to come on the clouds of Heaven to receive the kingdoms of this Earth to reign as Sovereign King!
But to first suffer--to endure hardship, humiliation, rejection, even execution as a criminal; for me, the criminal now set free! But for the joy set before Him, He endured the Cross--how He could have endured it at all, but especially, God the Father's rejection--God turning His back on God. I cannot imagine the agony of that moment, being forsaken by Father God--unimaginable!
Mark 14: 33-36
He began to be deeply distressed and troubled. "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death," He said to them. ... He fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from Him. "Abba, Father," He said, "Everything is possible for You. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what You will."
O my Father, my tiny mind will never comprehend how You could love so much, so deep, so saturating to fill all the Universe, down to the very molecules and atoms and beyond. To demonstrate that love in allowing Your own Son to be that atoning Sacrificial Lamb of God, knowing that it would entail that separation between Father and Son, if even temporary. Knowing that it would all be worth the price paid. To count us, me, worth that unlimited price! Uncomprehendable!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
