Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Two Gardens

We know from John’s record that Judas immediately left after accepting the bread from Jesus. Then Jesus served the disciples what we now call communion (MT 25:28; Mk 14:22-24; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25). Afterward they sand a hymn and left to go to the garden. Jesus entered that garden for the last time. He would be brought out arrested and would be led bound to his crucifixion.

I do not believe it was an accident that sin first entered the world in a garden and Jesus was sent to his death from a garden. Jesus did not abandon us to our sin.

Which garden will we chose? Will we choose to destroy the garden of our hearts with disobedience as Adam and Eve did, or will we choose to pick up our cross as Jesus did? (Mt 16:24).