It was the Thursday night before Jesus was arrested, tried, and nailed to a cross. In less than 24 hours, He would be dead. His last hours of freedom were spent in prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Gethsemane means “oil press.”
Jesus confesses to His disciples, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow.” The forces of darkness and evil are already descending on Him. The snake is in the garden again. The boa constrictor of distress is circling His whereabouts and is dangling from the olive trees.
Step with us into “the place” where the cross was settled.
The snake is in the garden.
Gethsemane is the oil press.
And Jesus is the olive.
Featuring “Celebrity” by Singer-Songwriter Ross King (Used by Permission)
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