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Discipleship Focus: Obedience
- Obedience: Genuine and satisfying obedience comes out of our identity. Our true identity comes only from Father.
I don’t think that there can really be any better topic to focus upon
with respect to the crucifixion than obedience.
It is at this moment in time that Jesus’ obedience is on its greatest
display. I can’t imagine for a second
that Jesus’ fully human side wants to go forward at all. But I can’t imagine that Jesus’ fully divine
side wants anything except to fulfill His identity from His Father.
Look at Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. “Take this cup away, but not my will be done.” That’s obedience.
Look at Jesus at His arrest.
Jesus has disciples ready to come to His aid. Yet what does He yell? “Enough.”
He could have commanded His disciples to do their worst and they would
have done so. But Jesus orders them to
stand down. That’s obedience.
When Jesus is before the Council He is mocked. He is cornered. How does He respond? He tells the truth even though He knows it
will be used against Him in order to crucify Him. That’s obedience.
There is nobody greater at obedience than Jesus. His example should astound us. He gave up His life knowing that it would
happen to Him just because the Father asked.
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