Luke 22 begins the final days of the life of Christ Jesus on earth in His first coming. What Jesus had to deal with in this chapter alone is almost beyond belief.
Judas meets with the religious leaders to plot to betray his friend and teacher.
At His last supper with His disciples, the disciples are arguing over who is going to be the greatest.
Jesus tells Peter that he is going to deny his LORD three times before the night is over.
He sweats great drops of blood in Gethsemane as He wrestles with the plan of God and drinking the cup of wrath filled with the sins of the world, all the while His disciples catch up on their sleep.
He is betrayed by a kiss as a mob comes to capture Him.
He hears Peter’s three denials.
He is blindfolded, mocked, and beaten.
He is condemned to death by the religious leaders.
As I read this chapter, my heart aches. Most of this chapter happens at night and the words Jesus speaks in verse 53 stop me every time I read them. “…But this is your hour—and the dominion of darkness.”
The Booth Brothers sing a medley called, “In Christ Alone,” and some of the words from that medley always break my heart. “There in the ground His body lay/Light of the world by darkness slain….”
This truly was the hour of darkness, the hour of judgment and wrath. And my precious LORD Christ Jesus faced it all—endured it all—for me, for you, for us.
The Booth Brothers - In Christ Alone (Medley) [Live] - Bing video
