ARE WE WATCHING

“Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.  And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.  Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.  And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.  And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?” 

Matthew 26:36-40 KJV

When Jesus saw His disciples sleeping instead of watching like He asked them to do, He must have thought they didn’t care about Him.  How can we sleep when someone we love is in pain?  Jesus has done so much for us and He asks so little of us.  Are we watching as Jesus has asked us to do? 

Has our heart broken as we cried for all of the pain and the anguish, the ridicule and the beatings that Jesus suffered and endured for us because He loves us so much?  Have we had a Gethsemane?  Have we prayed all night for people who haven’t accepted Jesus as their personal Saviour?

May God help us to watch and pray every day.  There are many people who are hurting and lonely.  There are some people who are even suicidal.  They need to know that someone cares if they live or die.  It is very important and even urgent that we love one another unconditionally just as Jesus loves us.

Have you told Jesus how much you love Him?  When is the last time you hugged Jesus with loving words and actions?

Joanne Lowe

March 19, 2015