Do What The Lord Say Do!
by Pastor Dirden
Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” 40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” 43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!” Matthew 26:36-46
There will be times in our life that we will be troubled, but we must learn to yield it all to the Lord. We must stop and reflect on the sacrifice already given for us.
We need to be careful about giving false security in life. It is not the things that we have accumulated keeping us…this world offers no security, however it is the Lord keeping and sustaining us.
Jesus offers peace, if you concentrate on those things given by him. Jesus has asked us to watch around us and pray so that we are aware and able to stand. Jesus conquered death so that we would be able to stand. The scripture tells us that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Jesus wants us to watch, fast and pray. Everything that Jesus did was for the father. If we do what the Lord says do we will be saved. The battle has already been won. There is no need to worry about what tomorrow is going to bring.
There is a time and place for everything and the time us now for us to do what God is telling us to do….Obey!