"Watch and pray," Jesus tells His disciples as He enters into prayer at Gethsemane. Jesus even gave them a reason why, "so that you will not fall into temptation." (Matthew 26:41)
He told them to be ready or they will crumble under pressure. He found them sleeping at least three times. And when the pressure came, they fled ... they failed the test.
Watching requires being awake, paying attention, being in tune with God.
And watching goes hand in hand with prayer.
We pray for the Holy Spirit to fill us, so that we may do things out of His power and not our own efforts, for "The spirit is willing, but the body is weak" (Matthew 26:41). We must allow the Spirit to lead us to do the things that are pleasing to God. Left to our own, we mess up ... we fail, just like the apostles did when they abandoned Jesus at His arrest. To be led by the Spirit is to yield to the Spirit ... to surrender.
Watch and Pray.
Be awake and Be filled with the Spirit. Two crucial responses. Our victory to win daily battles depends on it.
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