“ Watch And Pray,
“ Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” Mathew 26:41
There in the Garden of Gethsemane, just hour before His arrest,Jesus asked His closest friends to stay awake and keep watch.He went a little farther to pray to His Heavenly Father and to prepare Himself for the greatest tribulation of His life on Earth.He had asked them to stay awake for only one hour while He prayed.The disciples also know that His heart was heavy with sorrow. But the disciples slacked off and slept.upon His return Jesus chastises His friends with the above verse
Here Jesus exhorts us to watch and pray otherwise the enemy who is a roaring lion finds us spiritually dormant or sleeping and devour us.(1 Peter 5:8)
We are to be watchful to overcome the weakness of our human nature. We are to be watchful to keep the Word and obey His commandments and statutes.
To be watchful means, we must be spiritually awake and aware We know our own weaknesses and stay on guard, otherwise they draw us into temptations and sins.
Weakness is a part of human nature and power to overcome comes from God.
Everyday watch on our own lives to see whether we are faithful or fruitful. WATCH how we use our talents, time and opportunities. We are to be watchful about the things we see, hear and believe. We must be the spiritual watch man for the kingdom of God in this World.We have to report to God about the things burdened us in this World .
We are the spies like Moses sent to Canaan . We are like the watchman Nehemiah appointed to watch as the walls of Jerusalem were being built(Ezekiel3:17,Isaiah21:6).
We have to be watch ourselves and walk in the ways of the Lord. We should produce the fruit of the Holy Spirit and not hatred,bitterness,anger,sadness and frustration. Our words should be kind and act of goodness. Our negative words give the enemy of our souls an opportunity to enter and cause defeat.
The Grace Of God Enable Us To Overcome. .
Holy Spirit empower,equip and enable us for the life of devotion, dedication,determination, diligence and discipline
We have to surrender the members of our body to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly Father give us the grace to watch and pray always . We surrender ourselves to you.