Watch With Me: Conclusion
After spending 40 days in Gethsemane, can we say we have come away with a greater sense of the wonder of that night and amazement at the Savior who looked into that heinous cup and drank it all for us?…
Day 40: The Nature of Gethsemane
Just as we don’t go to the cross in the same sense that Jesus did, but are called to take up our cross and die to self, we cannot experience Gethsemane as He did, yet we, too, are called to…
Day 39: Rise, Let Us Be Going
When Jesus returned from His third season of prayer, His demeanor had clearly changed. He had prayed through the question of God’s will and had been answered with a confirmation of what God had planned, and with the strength He…
Day 38: They Did Not Know What To Answer Him
Despite seeing His distress, hearing His rebukes, warnings, and pleas to watch with Him and pray, they had fallen asleep…again. When He came to them this second time, He asked, “Couldn’t you watch with me one hour?” and “Why do…
Day 37: The Spirit Is Willing But the Flesh Is Weak
Jesus returned a second time to find His disciples sleeping, and made the comment, “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” We often hear people quote this in a tone of rationalization or a lighthearted quip when they…
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