DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  ST. JOHN 18:11

(11)  Then said Jesus unto Peter;  Put up thy sword into the sheath:  the cup which my Father hath given me;  shall I not drink it?

SHALL I NOT DRINK IT?

Grace be unto you! The struggles that the man face in this world comes in many phases;  from birth to death, we struggle to latch on breast milk, bring out our first smile, roll, turn over, take the first walk, first day of school, from kindergarten, adolescence to maturity, the struggle continues;  there is never a dull moment, when we can say, finally, the struggles are over;  we cannot avoid the issues that we come across in life, but we can perceive them as stepping stones to maturity in Jesus Christ for eternal glory, depending upon how we control emotions through the struggles;  there is one thing that we need in this world, that very thing is Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, with him, all struggles are considered as none entities, for in the struggles, we find his free grace, salvation, peace, joy, hope, and everlasting life.

Jesus Christ himself had peace amidst his struggles to do the will of God;  from trial, persecution to crucifixion, and resurrection, he remained calm through it all;  therefore, no matter what goes on in our lives, good or bad situations, let us remain cool, calm and collected, Jesus is in control, no worries;  case in point, enemies came to arrest Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane for trials, defensively, Peter, his disciples, drew his sword of out his sheath, smote the high priest's servant named Malchus, cut off his right ear;  Jesus said unto him;  (i)  Put up thy sword into the sheath;  whoop!  How calm can Jesus be?  You see!  He knew what was upon him, trusted God with his dilemma that no matter what, at the end of his fate, things will work out perfectly for him;  this is a great lesson for you and me to exercise maximum faith through daily struggles, knowing that no matter what may be the circumstances to trust in Jesus for deliverance;  (ii)  the cup which my Father hath given me;  as we learn the lessons of life, there is a time to graduate, one has to take a test, successfully pass the test, attain a diploma;  the same way, Jesus went through his fate successfully, seated at the right hand of God, having the name above all names;  therefore, there is always heavenly intended purposes in our struggles, even if the enemy brought them upon our lives;  let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, it is well with our souls. 

Beloved, to conclude the statement, Jesus said, shall I not drink it?  Great question, whenever we receive the revelation from Jesus to obey, let us obey him, since he speaks things into existence as he establishes them;  whether we choose to obey him or not, the decision is ours to make, but it does not change his words, the only thing is, we place ourselves in positions of judgment by our reactions to his words;  when God gave him the bitter cup to drink for the redemption of humanity, though he prayed for him to take it away, God did not withdraw the cup, Jesus had to drink it;  the question for today is, do we have a bitter cup from Jesus to drink?  Be encouraged to drink it, that is the only way to find out the intended purpose for drinking it;  there is a blessing in the obedience to Jesus Christ, consider it!  Continue ye in Love!  Jesus is coming back again soon!  Peace and Love be unto you!  Amen and Amen!

WORD OF WISDOM:

(KJV.)  Proverb 6:27  Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?