And going a little farther He fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” … for the second time, He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.” … So, leaving them again, He went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. (Matthew 26:39, 42, 44 ESV)
Jesus’ Life and Fear
Jesus was afraid. Probably not the insecure terror that WE experience as fear, but an apprehension, an awareness of upcoming pain, and a desire to avoid the immediate events in His life.
In that way, He was afraid.
And in that way, He dealt with His fear in THE way that we can model Him when we are afraid.
He prayed. Repeatedly.
We learn from Jesus’ example about fear. But more importantly, we learn from Jesus’ example what to DO about fear.