He went Forth

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

Here we have Jesus at the end of His earthly ministry. Here He is in the garden preparing to drink from the cup. The garden where it all begin, sin begin in the garden, and his suffering began in the garden, and in the garden was where the redeemer was promised. Here is Jesus, the promised seed  making ready to bruise His heel on the head of the serpent. Jesus knew His Father's will was for him to die for the sin of the world, and he knew he would need His Fathers help, so here he is in the garden seeking His Fathers face. Here we have a great picture of total surrender, for knowing all things that should come upon him, Jesus went forth.

Jesus knew the awful separation from God he would endure because of our sins, yet he went forth. He knew he would be cut off from God's presence, that His Father would have to forsake Him, and turn His back on Him, because he was covered with our sins, yet he went forth. He knew the coming judgement on sin that would be excersied upon Him by his Father; knowing all things that should come upon Him he went forth.When they tried to make him king he withdrew and disapeared in the crowd, yet he went forth to be our sacrifice. He went forth in complete surrender, he went voluntarily,

he was not driven, he was lead like a sheep to the slaughter,he went forth. He knew of the suffering, pain and the impending judgement that lied ahead, yet he went forth. He knew he would be rejected, despised, sold out, lied on abandoned, slapped, spit on, falsely accused, whipped all night long and then nailed to a cross, yet he still went forth. The world he came to save was coming to kill him and he didn't hide in the garden like Adam, he went forth.

 

Jesus went forth that we might be spared, He went forth to die so we might go forth and live a life that is pleasing to God. He went forth to save us, that we might go forth to lead others to the salvation of the Lord Jesus stepped forth in our place that we might step forth to save someone else. Knowing all that should come upon him, Jesus surrendered for you, now will you surrender to Him?