What a Brother we have; that He would think of us before Himself. The dust of the earth or the Son of the Eternal God? He chose you.
Another “Wow Jesus!” moment comes when Jesus and His disciples are praying/sleeping (lol) in an olive grove, and Judas shows up with soldiers.
“Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to Him, came forward and said to them, ‘Whom do you seek?’” (John 18:4)
It’s no coincidence that Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane (meaning Oil Press). It was here that the oil for anointing, light, and soap were produced for Jerusalem. Here in the place where Jesus sweated blood, He became our Christ (meaning Anointed One), our light, and our cleansing.
“They answered Him, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I Am.’ Judas who betrayed Him, was standing with them.” (John 18:5)
Jesus could have made them all cease to exist with one breath. He is the “I Am”.
“When Jesus said to them, ‘I Am,’ they drew back and fell to the ground.” (John 18:6)
This is no ordinary man. The One who knit Judas in his mother’s womb is standing before him and willingly offering Himself to a band of soldiers to be tortured. There are few times in the Gospels that show the deity of Jesus. This is, in my opinion, one of the coolest and most heartwrenching because of what happens next.
“Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I Am. So, if you seek me, let these men go.’” (John 18:8)
Jesus just showed a crowd of people His deity. All of them were so overwhelmed by two words that came out of His mouth that they all fell on the ground. Jesus knew exactly what was going to happen to Him. He knew that for the first and only time in all of eternity, God Almighty would not be a perfect Trinity. He knew that He would be torn apart from His Father.
But in this moment, Jesus said, take me. I’m the one you want. But let these men… let my precious lambs go.
What a Brother we have; that He would think of us before Himself. The dust of the earth or the Son of the Eternal God? He chose you.