Luke 22:44 (NKJV): And being in agony, Jesus prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
This verse recorded the physical condition of Jesus just before He was arrested, written by Luke, a physician (medical doctor). Recently, I was reading 'laterally' (side-ways) the records of all four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) about what happened at the garden of Gethsemane, and it seemed only Luke wrote about such physical condition (sweat mixed with blood). And if you know Luke's writings enough, you'd know he's rather detailed in his many descriptions, especially on one's physical condition. That's definitely a trait of a good doctor! And I believe he certainly knew what he was writing in Luke 22:44. I checked with a practising medical doctor, and asked if such condition in this verse is possible, and she described it this way: "If this was to happen, there's got to be such intense pressure and agony on Jesus, so much so His blood capillaries burst!"
And that was only the beginning of Jesus' suffering. His agony continued all the way until He died on the cross days later. And through those days, He was 'beaten' in every possible way; spirit, soul, and body. He was insulted, ridiculed, mocked, humiliated, stripped, whipped, wounded, pierced; you name it, and He'd gone through it! People of God, there's definitely no suffering of yours that He can't identify with. He has carried them all, and that's the very reason why He came on earth, just for you!
'Gethsemane' in Hebrew comes from two words, 'Geth' which means 'wine-press/tread the grapes, a vat/container for holding the grapes in pressing them', and 'Shemen' which means 'oil, especially liquid (as from olive)'. Like a fresh olive fruit, Jesus was 'squeezed out' of all His 'oil' till He got 'dried up' at the cross, so you can be 'full' again! And all these began at the garden of Gethsemane. This 'oil' is a 'picture' of His joy and anointing that are meant for you to receive.
Let's now go right back to Genesis 2:1-2, a 'picture' of what God has originally meant for mankind. After six days of creation, God said, "Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day, God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done." And then, Genesis 2:15 says, "Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it." You know what that means? Adam and Eve was supposed to enjoy their God-given 'garden'! The Bible says they were to 'tend and keep it', not strive and toil in it! And they were supposed to be filled with joy and blessings in the 'garden'! That's the real thing, the original thing, the perfect, complete, finished work of God for them! In fact, the word 'Eden' in Hebrew means 'delight, pleasure, goodness'.
Beloved, it has always been God's delight & pleasure to see you enjoy the 'garden' He's given you! This 'garden' speaks of His destiny or calling for your life!
However, things went all wrong the moment Adam and Eve began 'coveting' for more. And the serpent ('picture' of satan) was there to imply that God's 'perfect' work for Adam and Eve was not 'perfect' enough! They soon fell into those lies, and eventually got 'cast out' of their Eden (Genesis 3:23). As a consequence, instead of enjoying their God-given 'garden', Adam & Eve finally saw themselves 'toiling & tilling' (outside the 'garden'), and there's also much striving then on, even in their off-spring.
That's why Jesus came.
And His agony marked the beginning of God's restoration for you and me, to a place you are originally meant to be, a place of His blessings and joy. Know that He has already done it for you some 2,000 years ago, beginning from Gethsemane till the moment He said, "It is finished!", and when His head was bowed (a 'picture' of resting) on the cross (John 19:30). The 'door' has indeed been opened again, and in this 'garden' is all His goodness and blessings for you to receive again! Amen.
