(Verse 1) - We are struck immediately with the deliberate purposefulness of Christ's actions. It is all over the first 4 verses of this chapter. In the Upper Room He had feel the disciples of His coming betrayal and of His coming death. He had told them if His departure from this world and of His plans to provide for them. He knew that Judas had gone and what he had gone to do.

We are told that He deliberately went to a place where all of them had gone before and where Judas would know to look for Him. He deliberately identifies Himself to them not once, but twice. He demonstrates His Divine power by knocking them all down, then yields to them. He commands them to let the disciples go, but gives Himself into their hands.

We are told that Jesus knew all that would come upon Him and yet He pursued the course set before Him anyway. How true the Word of God is when it proclaims the great love that God has His Children! I am reminded of the hymn that extols the love of God. If the sky was a scroll and the ocean was ink there still wouldn't be enough to write all about the love of God. Such love goes far beyond the bounds of normal action. It goes above and beyond and labors long and hard to do what God requires of it.

(Verse 6) - This deliberate manner in which Christ is acting is underscored and emphasized by the events described in I his verse. Those who came to take Christ are, to the man, knocked down and overcome by the word of His power. They cannot stand against the merest expression of the power that was at His disposal. They had no chance against Him whatsoever. In the basest expression of His omnipotence He is completely overpowering. Yet, He returns and asks them once again whom they seek and then He submits to them and allows them to take Him. Allows, by the way, is the only term that can apply. He allowed them to take Him into custody. Again we must acknowledge what tremendous love this shows.

It also shows tremendous submission to God. God had called Him to a task that was incredibly difficult. It required an immense and unthinkable cost on His part. He was God's servant and was given to God's service. What God required; He did. In order to accomplish the function the Father required, the Son had to submit to the Father's will regardless of the personal price it required. 

It also shows a remarkable diligence and perseverance on His part. Despite what priest have been tremendous temptation to "let this cup pass" Christ went on and actually did what God had called Him to do. I don't think you and I understand this kind if pressure. Jesus was given to serving God and He was given to the fulfilling of God's will no matter what it took to get it accomplished.

How do those facts apply to my life?:

The single-minded devotion of Christ to accomplishing the will of God is inspirational. It demonstrates to us what kind of devotion to obedience to God gets the job done. Christ stands as the prime example of consecration to the purpose and plan of God regardless of the personal cost.