Hematidrosis - Sweating Drops of Blood!

Now that we have kids, we celebrate Easter with the bunny who lays eggs, my kids go hunting for these eggs and hopefully they find them all. It's not good to hit one with the lawn mower months after the holiday! lol We always wake up in the morning and our kids go find their baskets and then we sit down and tell them about Jesus' death and resurrection. They seem to really enjoy this early morning time before church.

The holiday kinda past by pretty quick this year and I missed it, well the point of it anyway. With pastoring the church, working a business and the whole Easter dinner thing with family, I really missed the point. So... I thought it would be appropriate to write this blog titled "Sweating Drops of Blood."

I find it very interesting that Luke is the only writer to record Jesus' account of sweating drops of blood. Luke 22:44 (King James Version) And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. The reason this has sparked some interest for me is that I found that there is a medical condition for what Luke is describing and with Luke being a doctor it brings new light to this scripture for me.

This condition is known as - hematidrosis - . It has been recorded to happen to those facing the death sentence, it also has happened with someone who is faced with a very stressful event! Hmm, do you think that while Jesus was praying in the garden, knowing what was about to take place he may have been a little stressed? He did ask for this event to pass Him by if possible, but went on to say "not My will, but Your will be done!"

What happens is this stressful event causes the pours of the body to contract and let out small amounts of blood that in turn mixes with the sweat! Oh and guess what? This Blood is for You! Jesus praying, knowing what is about to take place, prays so hard and with such intensity that His very body begins to leak blood. Now most of us know the rest of the story, how He is beaten and hung on a cross and that Blood is for you as well!

If you haven't done so yet, may I suggest you take the time to watch The Passion? If you have seen it, then this is a great time of year to watch it again! Easter just past, but His blood is still here. Easter is an event that has become very commercialized and I for one got caught up in the holiday and forgot to get caught up in Him!

I am only trying to bring some words to grow by!