“(He) was heard because of His godly fear” (Hebrews 5:7)  

Did this fear arise from Satan’s reminder that He would be utterly forsaken? Undoubtedly. Satan tempted Christ with David’s prophesy: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Psalms 22:1). There may be worse trials for created beings, but for Christ, whose eternal Life was One with the Father, this trial had to be the worst. 

 Satan probably pounded Christ with relentless suggestions: “See, You haven’t anyone with You in the end. Even Your Father has turned away from You. Where are the three idiots You thought would stand with you no matter what happened? Didn’t You bring them to this secluded spot to help you? Look at them! They can’t even stay awake, the reprobates! Your half-brother James, your beloved disciple John, and your bold apostle Peter sleep while You suffer! And suffer You will, for all Hell is against You! I’ve arrayed all my forces for this night and tomorrow. I’ll show You I’m the god of this world! Did you think You could defeat me? We won’t stop till you are dead!” You’re ALONE, ALONE!” 

 It may be, this was the temptation; we think it was, because after a while an angel came to strengthen Him to help remove His godly fear. He was heard in that He feared; He was no more alone, for Heaven was with Him. 

It may be that this was the reason He returned to His disciples three times - as the Joseph Hart hymn says, "Backwards and forwards thrice He ran, As if He sought some help from man." He would see for Himself whether it were really true that all men had forsaken Him; He found them all asleep; but perhaps He gained some faint comfort from the thought that they were sleeping, not from treachery, but from sorrow, the spirit indeed was willing, but the flesh was weak. At any rate, He was heard in that He feared. Jesus was heard in His deepest woe. Dear one, you will be heard also.