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How does Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane reveal His utter dependence on the Father? What can you learn from this prayer and how can you apply it to your life during times of suffering?
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It’s in Jesus prayer that we know that Jesus is dependent on God the Father. We know that because of the words of Jesus.
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Jesus knew and acknowledged that it is the Father that sent Him to earth to accomplish His purpose, equipped Him to do it, and would see that His purpose would be accomplished. Jesus repeatedly gave God the glory and honored Him in His prayer. Even through our suffering, as difficult as it may be, we should ask the Lord for strength to pray as Jesus had in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Jesus did not wish to go through the agony of crucifixion, but He was willing to do the will of the Father. When we pray, we need to submit to the Father’s will, even when it is different from our own will. We should make prayer a priority in our lives, just like Jesus did. He asked His disciples to pray, but they fell asleep.
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He surrendered His fate completely to the Father as He showed pure obedience and complete submission. Whatever challenge or temptation that we face, we can ask God to give us strength.
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It was a very intimate prayer. It helped me understand that prayer should be just that, intimate and not just words that hold no true meaning.