Jesus said in Mark 14:36-38, "Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak."
Yesterday, I was blessed to read about faith in Christ, and its great power. These verses point out again that through faith Christ could have avoided His suffering at Gethsemane and Calvary, but, He wanted to do the will of His father (thus blessing each of us infinitely) more than that, so he voluntarily endured there.
I believe His comment to Peter was said in understanding and love. He was simply using the circumstance as yet another valuable object lesson for us. "Watch ye and pray, the flesh is weak".
I am awed and so appreciative of Christ's love for each one of us. It would be nice to follow Him just because of that, but if that isn't reason enough, He also blesses our lives so fully when we do!
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