Daily Manna 28-01-2016

Note: Forgiveness is the only means by which the relationship between God and man could be restored. Forgiveness is necessary because we have all sinned and come short of God’s glory, in the process destroying our relationship and fellowship with God through Adam. The rebellion of Adam made man a subject of condemnation deserving of God’s wrath.

It is because of God’s wrath against man that Jesus came; to restore man and destroy the works of the devil. He came as man being the second and last Adam, to right the wrong of the first Adam. Prior to Jesus’ arrest, he spent time in the garden of Gethsemane agonising in prayer for the severity of the punishment awaiting him, anticipation of the great separation as a result of man’s sin being put on him, creating a gap between the Father and himself, that was going to take place for the first time ever in his life since the beginning of eternity.

Adam messed up in the garden of Eden, and here was Jesus agonising in prayer in the garden of Gethsemane for man’s restoration. Whilst Jesus was going through this mental torture of a prayer, Judas, one of his own disciples who had walked with him, lived with him, ate with him, strategised and resisted the enemy together with him, cast out devils in his name, was this time around negotiating for the price of betraying his Master to their enemies, selling his Master cheaply at the same value for that of a slave; thirty pieces of silver.

Food for thought: Eden means pleasure. Gethsemane means an oil press. Whilst Jesus was in the press, squeezing every ounce of sweat and blood from his soul for humanity, Judas was simultaneously having pleasure making money out of his Master’s sweat.

Declaration: Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here and watch with me. (Matt 26:38)

© Author: Rev Fred Aboe