Thoughts of Giving Up, Yet Persisting

Mark 14:36-38, 41-42

One of the amazing things about Jesus (among everything else) is that He really did become fully human at the same time as being sinless God. He, too, understood how human it is to avoid pain. Obviously, He didn’t avoid it, and we are so thankful that He followed through! This should underscore how He does, in fact, understand our all too human ways of just wanting to “give up” when it looks hopeless. 

Questions for further thought:
1. Do you ever wish pain would just “go away” from you, and your family and friends?
2. How do you deal with that feeling, knowing most times, it won’t? 

​Challenge: Lord, we realize that we don’t like pain. We realize, though, that you also endured worse pain than we ever will, and you didn’t even deserve it. Help us in the midst of what “looks” like no-win situations and help us to persist in the midst of them, with your help, strength, and presence. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Amen.