Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this verse, Jesus tells Peter, James, and John to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knows that His betrayal will tempt them to also turn their backs on Him. However, after Jesus goes to pray alone, He comes back and sees the disciples sleeping. His response is that the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. There is much that we can learn from this verse and apply to our lives today.
The first is that prayer makes a huge difference in our lives. Jesus would not have asked the disciples to pray about resisting temptation if prayer had no effect. Jesus knew the disciples had to be covered in prayer to reject temptation. Indeed, as He had known they would, all the disciples abandoned Him. Might they have stood with Him if they had prayed instead of falling asleep? We can only wonder.
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In this verse, Jesus tells Peter, James, and John to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knows that His betrayal will tempt them to also turn their backs on Him. However, after Jesus goes to pray alone, He comes back and sees the disciples sleeping. His response is that the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. There is much that we can learn from this verse and apply to our lives today.
The first is that prayer makes a huge difference in our lives. Jesus would not have asked the disciples to pray about resisting temptation if prayer had no effect. Jesus knew the disciples had to be covered in prayer to reject temptation. Indeed, as He had known they would, all the disciples abandoned Him. Might they have stood with Him if they had prayed instead of falling asleep? We can only wonder.
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