Although we may like to think that we have got our life planned out, it hardly ever works out as we had wanted. But for Jesus, it was different. He was coming to the climax of His ministry when He would become the Passover Lamb to take away the sins of the world. Although He would be arrested and killed, He was still in charge of every detail. He was not a victim of human greed or jealousy, nor the loser of a power struggle – although all those were present – because He was able to use each sinful thought and action in order to achieve God's purpose.
 

Central to the Passover celebration is the distribution of broken bread and the sharing of four symbolic cups of wine. It was a celebration of the first meal of roast lamb to fortify each family in preparation for their journey from Egypt; but it held the secret to their protection from God's wrath – the blood of the sacrificed lamb had been applied to the outer door frames (Exodus chapter 11 & 12). God said, "When I see the blood, I will pass-over you".

It is difficult to think of God as being overwhelmed. Surely He is always above everything and in command of everything. Yes, He is. But God the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, chose to make Himself nothing and submit to being overwhelmed by death (Philippians 2:6-8). It was His choice.
 

Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane in the final hour before His arrest. Peter, James and John were close by and the other disciples were a little further away, probably at the gate to the garden. In Jesus' first prayer He asked, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." Now the second time He prays, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."