Jesus Struggled (Mark 14:34-35)
"He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Then Jesus left them AGAIN and prayed the SAME prayer as before. (Mark 14:34-36, 39 NLT) As Jesus arrives in the Garden of Gethsemane just before He is about to be betrayed, falsely accused, rejected, and executed, He stops to pray. In desperation He falls on His face and prays asking for God's help, pleading for help. What's strange is that Jesus prays, "If it is possible....let this cup pass from me." But hold on now, didn't Jesus know everything? Wasn't He perfectly in tune with God? Didn't He already know that such a request wasn't "possible...