Luke 22:39-42: “coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’ And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, ‘Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.’"
Mat 26:41 "Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak."
Jesus went to the cross, not because He felt like it. The fact that He was God in the flesh didn’t take away from the pain he was to experience in His flesh. He went to the cross because of his everlasting love for us. As it is written:
Isa 53:5 “But He [was] wounded for our transgressions, [He was] bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace [was] upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
I hope it is as crystal clear to you as it is to me; Jesus wasn’t seeking His own desires or His own good will. Okay, now I’m going to say something that might rattle some people’s theology. Remember God is Love and Jesus is that Love demonstrated in His flesh. I’ve heard it said that whatever God does and asks of us is “for His glory”. I disagree. Whatever God does is out of His everlasting Love. He seeks not His own.
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