And He was withdrawn from
them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down, and prayed.
Luke 22:41
This morning, I had my usual time of Scripture reading and prayer...
them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down, and prayed.
Luke 22:41
This morning, I had my usual time of Scripture reading and prayer...
I had been pondering Jesus' "Garden of Gethsemane" experience, which could be found in the twenty-second chapter of Luke's gospel account.
Here the Lord was preparing himself for His soon to come arrest, and his execution on a Roman cross which would follow shortly thereafter.
In the forty-first verse of the chapter, Jesus had temporarily left his followers to find a quiet place where He would pray to His Father in heaven. And in this verse I also saw my own need to, when necessary, get alone with God so that I might seek Him for myself.
Very often, I have observed, those who've made promises to pray for me about a certain matter, will fail to do so. Like Jesus' disciples, they're too tired, after a full day's work, to pray. Or, in the fast-paced world in which we live, they'll become too busy and too preoccupied with their own lives, or get too distracted with their own problems, that they simply forget to pray. And I, too, am oftentimes guilty of doing the same.
In this instance, however, the Lord had requested prayer assistance from His disciples, but they fell asleep instead. They failed Jesus during a time of urgent need, not only for the Lord's sake, but for theirs, too. Because very shortly Jesus was going to be taken from them, and their faith was going to be tested severely.
Thus, what I believe the Lord showed me through my study of this passage is that during my times of struggle and desperation, and when I am facing situations which are beyond my own strength to deal with, the only one I could depend on is Jesus. My help comes from Him.
D.B.
Here the Lord was preparing himself for His soon to come arrest, and his execution on a Roman cross which would follow shortly thereafter.
In the forty-first verse of the chapter, Jesus had temporarily left his followers to find a quiet place where He would pray to His Father in heaven. And in this verse I also saw my own need to, when necessary, get alone with God so that I might seek Him for myself.
Very often, I have observed, those who've made promises to pray for me about a certain matter, will fail to do so. Like Jesus' disciples, they're too tired, after a full day's work, to pray. Or, in the fast-paced world in which we live, they'll become too busy and too preoccupied with their own lives, or get too distracted with their own problems, that they simply forget to pray. And I, too, am oftentimes guilty of doing the same.
In this instance, however, the Lord had requested prayer assistance from His disciples, but they fell asleep instead. They failed Jesus during a time of urgent need, not only for the Lord's sake, but for theirs, too. Because very shortly Jesus was going to be taken from them, and their faith was going to be tested severely.
Thus, what I believe the Lord showed me through my study of this passage is that during my times of struggle and desperation, and when I am facing situations which are beyond my own strength to deal with, the only one I could depend on is Jesus. My help comes from Him.
D.B.
