Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-11-26
JESUS IN
GETHSEMANE
Sunday Sehool Lesson iOr Nov. 20, 1910
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! Time-Between midnight and 1 o'clock,
Friday morning April T. The morning Of
| the day OF the Crucfxion.
! Place-rhe garden OF GethsemRne. on
the lower slope Of the Mount OF Owes.
opposite Jerusalem.
! This lesson is full OF sweet solem-
nifty. When we enter the garden OF
Gethsemane we hear the voice that
came TO Moses at the burning bush:
Put on thy shoes from on thy feet:
for the place whereon thou standest
is holy ground"
We trace the walk OF Jesus from
the upper room to Gethsemane, the
route OF the officers and soldiers from
Castle Antonia. and the return with
Jesus as a captive.
The word "Gethsemane" signifies
"an oil press" of which there we're
certain 10 be several in n locality then
covered. as Mount Olivet was. with
olive trees. John calls It a garden.
"An eastern garden differs from ours.
in that II is chiefly filled with fruit
trees and fragrant shrubs. rather than
with flower beds: and shade, not or.
der or bright colors, is what is chiefly
studied in its construction" The gar
den was nearer the Kidron, which ran
between Jerusalem and the Mount Of
Olives.
From the fact that Jesus ofttimes
resorted thither with his disciples"
John 1922, II is probable that Il was
a suburban pleasure ground, or be-
longed to some friend OF Jesus who
gave him the free use OF II during his
stay.
He took with him Peter and the two
sons of Zebedee. James and John.
These were the three who had seen
his glory on the Mount OF Transfigura.
tion. and were best prepared to sym.
pathize with him. These were TO
watch and pray. They we're TO watch
with him. in sympathy with him, and
against the same temptations.
In this hour Jesus needed human
sympathy. even while he must tread
/
went to them during this season OF
prayer. The more loving the heart
the more helpful is fellowship and
sympathy. Every wise person accepts
OF all the sympathy and help he can
get To throw this away is to reject
one of the best aids God has given us
Jesus was in the prime OF man.
hood; life was just opening before
him; his soul was eager for work, and
conscious Of rare capability to per,
form II; his death was the end OF all
human hope of achievement" His
earthly career In this dark hour. may
have seemed to be a failure, II the fu.
ture was yelled from his vision. Only
few disciples. instead Of q glorious
kingdom, and these few about to for
sake him! Where were the fruits OF
his life? II was his hour of dark
ness, with the future veiled from his
eyes with its resurrection and ascen
sion. and himself King of Kings and
Lord of Lords. This required the ut
most heroism of faith.
Nevertheless not as l will. Not as
wilt. What in your loving wisdom you
see to be wise and best This Is my
prayer and desire. | do not merely
submit to your will. but desire It, pray
for II. Underneath that awful agony
there lay. millions OF fathoms deep
unmoved and immovable. the intense
desire that his Fathers wish and will
phn hn ~, 4.
prayer. Thy will be DONE" contains
the essence of faith; a faith that ex
poets an answer.
Thy will be done" means far more
than merely enduring the suffering
God sends. IL means doing his will
in our business, in our homes; every
where living according to Gods laws
and principles. It means carrying out
his plans for the redemption OF men
The prayer was answered through
the strength given him to drink the
> cup. and change II into cup OF bless
: ing. II was answered In the same way
that God answers our prayers. as God
answered Paul's prayer that the thorn
In his flesh might be removed
God answered Jesus prayer by Civ
ing in a better form than the one ir
: which the petition was stated, the
soul OF his prayer. the things that In
his deepest heart he wanted. II clear
ly before the vision OF Jesus there haC
appeared two choices, the one OF es
cape from the cross. but with thai
. also the failure Of his mission, the
triumph OF evil. the loss OF unnum
bered souls. no crown. no glory, nc
. abiding on the right hand of God: ant
the other choice. that OF the cross ant
> its agony. but with It also the redemp
tion OF the world the ineffable glory
OF God. the joys OF millions OF the
saved, the crown of triumph ovel
evil--who doubts which would have
been his real, innermost prayer? HI.
: prayer was answered. for the eros.
, was changed to a crown, Gethsemans
into noradfgn daatb into fp,morto n