Read John 18:1-2
Jesus goes to the garden that will lead to his death. The first Adam was put in a garden where through him sin entered into the world. The second Adam, Jesus, is taken from a garden where through him salvation from sin came into the world. The tempter, deceiver, and betrayer was in both gardens disguised as a serpent in the first and Judas in the last. This garden was a sacred place for both Adams. It was where Adam and God walked in the cool of the day and enjoyed fellowship and it was a place where Jesus went alone and with his disciples to get away and retreat with God.
Judas knew where to find Jesus because he had been a part of this fellowship with God just as Satan had once known intimate fellowship with God. It was jealousy and pride that made Satan fall and the same for Judas.
I've been to this garden and the tour guide, who wasn't a Christian, told us that a certain plant that grows there that has red spots on it. It is not found anywhere else in the world. The garden keepers work hard to preserve the plant and guard it so no one can steal it and replant it anywhere. It looks like someone sprinkled blood over the plant. It reminds me of what the priest did to the people and all the articles in the tabernacle. He would sprinkle everything with the blood of animals to make it holy. We have been sprinkled with the blood of Jesus and made holy.
Heb. 10:22 says, "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." Thank you Jesus, for shedding your blood to give us a clean conscience. Let us walk in that confidence.
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