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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

SPIRITUAL WEAKNESS

“Watch and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”(Matthew 26:41)
It was not a time to sleep, but a time to pray. This was a time to pray for strength, to face the tragic upcoming events of Jesus’ arrest, trial, and death on the cross. Peter, who said that even if all the rest fall away, he never would. Even if it meant that he would die with Jesus, he would not deny Him. But he did, just as Jesus told Him He would (Matthew 26:34)
We can criticize Peter all we want, but we know ourselves, how weak we are. We say that we will not do those things that are sinful, those things that are against the will of the Lord. But yet in a moment of weakness, we find ourselves participating in those sinful acts. Yes, “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” The two things, Jesus told the disciples to do, in overcoming temptation, will work for us as well. He told them to “Watch, and Pray.”
Watch for those urges to participate in a sinful act. When they come, in prayer, bring them to Jesus, and let Him have them. Don’t take them on yourself, but give them to Jesus, to deal with, and destroy. It is always an advantage for something weak to be placed along something that Is strong. Let’s place ourselves with Jesus. There is no one who is stronger for us, than He.
GP