"Could He bear the weight of this test? Could He take the punishment decreed by the law? Could He bear this punishment and still come out victorious? He has indeed been 'tried'!... He was led by the Spirit up into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.... He was tried in the garden of Gethsemane, and that trial caused Him to sweat great drops of blood, but He went through. 'O my Father, if it be possible... nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt' [Matt. 26:39]. And on the cross He bore the wrath of God against sin; His heart was broken and He died. But He rose 'triumphant o'er the grave'! A tried stone!" D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones [Pict: Cornerstone of the 3rd temple.]
