Watch & Pray_3

<p>Wednesday 26 May&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Watch and Pray 3</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I usually tell people, “watch and pray so you don’t fall.”</p> <p>When Jesus was going to cross, knowing how tough things would get, He called some disciples and told them to pray with Him. Jesus moved forward a bit and began to pray. After a while He came to check on His disciples and they were all asleep. He woke them up and gave them a warning saying “watch and pray so that you don’t get into trouble.” They did not heed Jesus’ warning and that night marked the beginning of trouble for them.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>When Judas came with the mob to capture Jesus, His disciples began to fight and eventually ran away. That same night that all His disciples deserted Him, Peter swore thrice that he didn’t know Jesus. They had no strength to stand in the time of trouble because they didn’t take heed to Jesus’ warning to “…watch and pray so that they won't fall…” Jesus on the other hand was praying and keeping watch all through the night, so when trouble came, His response was different. An angel came from heaven to strengthen Him and the mob could do nothing to Him until He gave Himself to them.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>John 18: 4 – 6 (NLT)</p> <p>4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked.5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) 6 As Jesus said “I am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>After being strengthened by the angel through watching and praying, He was able to withstand all that happened till he went to the cross.&nbsp;If He didn’t surrender to them, it would have been impossible for them to lift a finger against Him In fact, He said He could summon 144,000 angels to battle on His behalf but He yielded to His captor so that the scriptures could be fulfilled. Ezekiel 2:2 says, “…the spirit entered into me when He spoke to me and stoo