Matthew 26 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

 

As I read about the slumber of the disciples on Gethsemane….I am not the least bit surprised or judgmental.  For I, too, have fallen asleep on the job.

 

My reality is simple:  I sleep when I am stressed out.

 

But to read about Jesus ASKING His disciples THREE times to pray and NOT SLEEP fills me with compassion.

 

The enemy loves to catch us in our slumber…and wreak havoc.

 

As we move forward and deal with all that the enemy will do to catch us off guard and discourage us…..this must be one that we face.  So if A is for Acceptance….then E is for ENERGY

 

God had many things that He left out of the Bible….in fact, John says that if every one of them were written down that there would not be room to contain them…..

 

So why did He leave this?

 

I have to think that this is to remind us that we must constantly be vigilant to what is truly going on around us.

 

So if the enemy would have us sleep….I say WAKE UP!

 

God warns us of many things and many ways that he will attack us…..saying:

  • he is like a prowling lion, looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8)
  • he wants to sift us like wheat (Luke 22:31)
  • he comes to steal kill and destroy (John 10:10)
  • he was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44)
  • he comes as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14)

 

As I continued to look these up God convicted me.  He convicted me that He is greater.  He is greater than us.  He is greater than our sins.  He is greater than our enemy, the devil.

 

If the enemy wants us to fall asleep at the wheel, then let’s pray that we would rise up….

 

That we would dream Godly dreams (Joel 2:28)

That we would rest and recover (Hebrews 4:1-10)

That we would hope in the Lord, be of renewed strength, and have energy like the world has never seen (Isaiah 40:31)

 

1 John 4 4 because the one who is in you (Jesus) is greater than the one who is in the world.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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