Topic: The Lord's Fear

Selfishness or putting yourself first causes you to experience fear, anxiety, frustration, weakness, and/or dependence. Taking care of number one is a survival instinct. It is natural. Fear is natural, normal, and God put fear in us to serve as a survival mechanism. As a Christian, we are supposed to act in spite of our fear. Acting in spite of our fear is possible only when we have courage. After the Last Supper, we find Jesus alone in the garden. His fear and anxiety are so great the fear and anxiety caused Him to perspire or sweat blood. Christ's words represent our own battles. Jesus said, "Not my will, but thine be done". All of us are torn (or should be torn) between doing our will and doing the will of our Father in heaven. Our natural fear tears us away from God. The natural fear of what was ahead of Christ is why Jesus was praying in the garden. Jesus wanted to be near His father in Heaven. In His humanity, Jesus did not want to go to the Cross. This is what is meant by Jesus statement "Not my will, but thine be done". An angel did not come to take away the Lord's fear, but to strengthen Him.

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