| Despite Jesus' pre-eminence, despite him being with | | | | with me. |
| God in all his glory before all this took place, despite | | | | Now this is such a terrible time and here is Jesus |
| knowing full well he'd be risen from the dead and still | | | | confiding this information. Look my soul is sorrowful I'm |
| have that glory again. He could not face these things | | | | close to death. |
| without PRAYER. | | | | Watch and pray |
| It was PRAYER that gave him the strength to | | | | Matthew 26:39 |
| perform his duty in the Lord. It's exactly the same for | | | | And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and |
| you and I - we are going to be found wanting - unless | | | | prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this |
| we are committing ourselves to the Lord in prayer. | | | | cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as |
| Matthew 26:36-37 | | | | thou [wilt]. And he cometh unto the disciples, and |
| Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called | | | | findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could |
| Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, | | | | ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that |
| while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him | | | | ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, |
| Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be | | | | but the flesh [is] weak. |
| sorrowful and very heavy. | | | | And this is a BIG scripture for you and I to take home |
| I suppose we should set the background scene a bit. | | | | today. WATCH and PRAY, that ye enter not into |
| They'd been busy... they all had extremely busy days | | | | temptation. You can turn that around and say if you're |
| leading up to this. They had just shared the last supper | | | | not watching and your not praying you will fall, you will |
| and we read this scripture and think to ourselves why | | | | suffer, you will do it tough because of temptation. |
| couldn't they watch with the Lord instead of falling to | | | | Temptations are going to come upon you that you |
| sleep. | | | | can't handle. WATCH and PRAY so that you don't |
| They would have been dead tired. I'm sure we've all | | | | enter into the temptation. Temptation is going to come, |
| been there and know what it's like when you are | | | | and if you're watching and you're praying you will be |
| absolutely dead tired. So when you're that tired it is | | | | able to overcome things, you're going to be able to |
| extremely difficult to stay awake, especially when you | | | | conquer things. |
| sit down. While you're walking about it's okay but as | | | | But if you're not praying you are in danger of entering |
| soon as you sit down you're gone. | | | | into the temptation. We want to avoid these things |
| Well here Jesus disciples would have been feeling like | | | | don't we? Then be praying. |
| that. They've had such a busy time of it and they | | | | I know in my life and I know in everyone else's life that |
| would have found it so hard to stay awake. | | | | when we are not praying difficulties become too hard |
| Matthew 26:38 | | | | to handle. Learn from experience. |
| Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding | | | | Don't neglect your prayer life! |
| sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch | | | | |