When they came to arrest our Saviour in the garden of Gethsemane, His disciples resisted Peter used his sword injuring one of those trying to take Jesus to be tried. Jesus told Peter to put away the sword,,followed by these words,''Shall I not drink the cup the father has given me?'' L.B.Cowman makes the following comments,' To ''drink the cup'' was a greater thing than calming the sea or raising the dead.'. In drinking this cup He would be fulling God's will perfectly,something no one has done.,or will ever do.He would be the lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world. L.B.C,goes on to say,' Doing Gods's will and thus experiencing suffering is still the highest form of faith, Having your brightest aspirations as a young person for ever crushed; bearing burdens daily that are always difficult , and never see relief, finding yourself worn down by poverty while simply desiring to do good for others and provide a comfortable living for those you love; being shackled by an incurable physical disability; being completely alone, separated from all those you love, to face trauma of life alone;yet in all these, still being able to say through a difficult school of discipline,'' Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?''- this is faith at its highest,and spiritual success at its crowning point'.
'Strange and difficult indeed
We may find it,
But the blessing that we need
Is behind it.
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