Ever wish you could just get it together? Wonder why you are ‘missing out’ on all of the things you are supposed to be doing, but they just pass you by?
Here’s an article that we were honored to have our friends over at Christianity Today’s the High Calling publish….
The prayers were agonizing—so intense that red sweat stained his white robe on this blackest of nights.
The sorrow was excruciating—deep, painful, and overwhelming. Jesus said he felt like dying. A pall hung over the olive garden, and he pleaded with his friends, “Stay here. Keep watch with me.”
But Peter, James, and John missed out on the eternal significance of the moment. After all, their bellies were full from the Passover meal. And it was dark and late. Sleep came too easily. Their eyes grew heavy, and “they fell into slumber.”
Until Jesus woke them—probably not with a gentle nudge or a soft tap. He didn’t allow the disciples to roll over and hit the snooze switch. He said in disbelief, “Couldn’t you stay awake for just a little while?” He was in an eternal struggle for the very souls of mankind, and here they were, napping in Gethsemane…
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