Furious Chapter 12 Devotional

No Other Way

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus fell to the ground in anguish and prayed a prayer that echoes through eternity: “Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” (Matthew 26:39)

In that moment, with the full weight of the cross looming before Him, Jesus asked for another way. He was not seeking to escape His mission—He was acknowledging the cost and asking, if any other path to salvation existed, to be spared from the suffering ahead.

And yet, no alternative was given. Heaven was silent. The only answer was the road to Calvary.

If there had been another way for humanity to be saved—through the law, through personal righteousness, through religious devotion—then the Father would have granted Jesus’ request. But the very fact that Jesus went to the cross is proof that nothing else could redeem us.

That’s exactly what Paul wanted the Galatians to understand. They were being lured into believing they needed to add the works of the law to their faith in Christ. But if righteousness could be earned through human effort, then the cross was unnecessary. Jesus would never have had to suffer and die. Yet, He did—because there was no other way.

🔥 Reflection

Do you sometimes live as if your performance earns God’s approval? How does Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane challenge the idea that there’s another path to righteousness apart from the cross?

🙏 Prayer

Father, thank You for not sparing Your Son. Thank You for the grace that came at such a high cost. Help me never to treat it lightly. Let me rest fully in the finished work of Jesus and live every day in gratitude for the cross. Amen.

📣 Call-to-Action

Spend time this week meditating on Jesus’ prayer in the garden. Let it remind you that the cross wasn’t one way—it was the only way. Reject every impulse to earn God’s love, and instead, walk boldly in the grace that was purchased for you at the highest price.