Surrendered

The Mount of Olives is directly across from the Old City of Jerusalem, separated by a short walk through the Kidron Valley (a famous landscape in Israel’s history), that is now marked by thousands of graves. Even as you walk up toward the wall to the city now, it is marked by hundreds of Muslim graves. The scene in the Garden of Gethsemane is one that many believe – is where Jesus won the victory for us, even before the cross! The garden was a picture of Jesus’ life, totally surrendered. Jesus didn’t live to please Himself, He lived surrendered to the Will of God, perfectly. Knowing the glory that was to come, He could surrender Himself in times of suffering. “Your will be done” is the most surrendered prayer we can pray. It is the road to freedom.