# 700 Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 14:32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray." 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
Gethsemane. The word means oil press. Jesus takes His disciples to a garden, or we might call it a grove of olive trees. The closest thing we could liken this to in our country would be an apple orchard. In this apple orchard you might see an apple cider press on site.
In this Garden, there would likely be a similar press for olives. Jesus, the Son of God, saturated with the oil of the Holy Spirit, was about to be squeezed. This squeezing is similar to the soul squeezings you and I might experience today, when we find ourselves in situations that don't seem to have a way out. But there is a huge difference. There has never been a soul squeezing on par with this one!
Peter, James, and John, have never seen Jesus like this! So troubled and distressed! The word troubled here means amazed. Jesus in His HUMANITY was amazed by this sense of things closing in on Him. And the roiling (distress) in His soul was boiling over. He had never experienced such a strong desire to escape! Yet, He was able to endure it
Beloved, know that whatever is closing in on you in your life right now, Jesus has been there and beyond! Hang in there, cling to Him. He will get you through!
1Co 10:13 No temptation (trial) has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted (trialed) beyond your strength, but with the temptation (trial) will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
The way out is to endure.
Father, help those in trial today, strengthen them as You did Jesus. Help them endure.
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