When the Lord commanded His disciples to watch and pray for " the spirit is willing but the flesh was weak "
He was well aware of all that was coming and about to happen . For the disciples the sorrow of the Lords soon departure and the stress of events caused them to sleep . The Lord had to tried the wine press alone but then He always " went a little further" .
And so prayed that death wouod pass and he wouid live till the appointed time . It was not a forgone conclusion.He sweated great drops of blood he cried and wept and struggled not to avoid the cross but that the flesh wouod not dominate and the Fathers will wouid be donec. " In that he feared He was heard and won the victory.
The disciples fell asleep and when faced with the challenge , fled or responded in the flesh .(Peter).
Jonah trying to get away from the presence of God because he did not want to do the will of zGod was found asleep in the bosom of the boat while the heathen crew were all calling upon their 'gods' in the storm.
Elijah had to be prodded awake by an angel and told to eat ALL of Gods provision " for the journey was long".
Is it not written " that while men slept his enemy came and sowed tares"?
It is reasonable to tnink thst Adam was asleep physically and or spiritualy when the serpent was sowin* his seed of doubt and rebellion in the mind of Eve .
The watchword s " watch and pray.."
Not only of the battle that is going on now but the one looming on the other side of the wall .So to speak.
Recent events the screaming and the shouting the betrayals and the wickedness should not distract us from the progressive purposes of God and our part in them .
When the Lord commanded His disciples to watch and pray for " the spirit is willing but the flesh was weak "
He was well aware of all that was coming and about to happen . For the disciples the sorrow of the Lords soon departure and the stress of events caused them to sleep . The Lord had to tried the wine press alone but then He always " went a little further" .
And so prayed that death wouod pass and he wouid live till the appointed time . It was not a forgone conclusion.He sweated great drops of blood he cried and wept and struggled not to avoid the cross but that the flesh wouod not dominate and the Fathers will wouid be donec. " In that he feared He was heard and won the victory.
The disciples fell asleep and when faced with the challenge , fled or responded in the flesh .(Peter).
Jonah trying to get away from the presence of God because he did not want to do the will of zGod was found asleep in the bosom of the boat while the heathen crew were all calling upon their 'gods' in the storm.
Elijah had to be prodded awake by an angel and told to eat ALL of Gods provision " for the journey was long".
Is it not written " that while men slept his enemy came and sowed tares"?
It is reasonable to tnink thst Adam was asleep physically and or spiritualy when the serpent was sowin* his seed of doubt and rebellion in the mind of Eve .
The watchword s " watch and pray.."
Not only of the battle that is going on now but the one looming on the other side of the wall .So to speak.
Recent events the screaming and the shouting the betrayals and the wickedness should not distract us from the progressive purposes of God and our part in them .
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