~ Regarding Sleep ~
Introduction
~ This series is about questions
involving Jesus. Some were asked by
individuals involved with Jesus Christ while He walked on earth. Others are questions that Jesus Christ asked
others. We will look at questions on over
160 topics (some may split into two or more posts). Even so, it is far from an exhaustive
list.
Scripture
~ “Then Jesus came with them
to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, ‘Sit here while I go
and pray over there.’ And He took with
Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply
distressed. Then He said to them, ‘My
soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.’
“He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, ‘O
My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I
will, but as You will.’
“Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and
said to Peter, ‘What! Could you not
watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray,
lest you enter into temptation. The
spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.’
“Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, ‘O My Father,
if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.’ And He came and found them asleep again, for
their eyes were heavy.
“So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying
the same words. Then He came to His
disciples and said to them, ‘Are you
still sleeping and resting? Behold,
the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of
sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand’” (Matthew
26:36-46).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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