It was in the early hours before dawn when Jesus had finished praying.  He then went to His sleeping disciples telling them: “Why are you sleeping?  Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”  (Luke 22:46) (NASB) Luke 22:47-48 “While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one […]

  It was in the very early hours of the morning, the sun had some hours before it would rise on a new day, a day of coming death for Jesus.   Jesus fervently and in agony had prayed, fully yielding to God His Father “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 103:1-5   Praise belongs to You, Lord God Almighty.   When I think of the benefits I have been given because of faith in Jesus as my Savior, I praise you with all that is within me.   You are the living God of the Holy […]

  Jesus had fully yielded to His Father’s will for the coming hours of suffering, separation from His Father and death.  There…there, the agony of battle was fought in Gethsemane.  There…there, the battle was won!   Jesus prayed on His face in that Garden of Olives.  Jesus prayed with great emotion and His physical body […]

  Jesus warned three of His disciples to “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  For He had come back after praying to find them asleep.  (Matthew 26:40-41)   Then Jesus went away a second time to pray…alone.   The first time […]

  Prayer reveals various aspects of our emotions, our circumstances and our motives.   Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane…to pray.  His eleven disciples were there also.  He asked Peter, James and John to go into the garden further because “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.  Stay here and […]

  Jesus had led His disciples to the Mount of Olives after the Passover meal.  There He warned them to “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” (NASB  Luke 22:40)   Then Jesus’ own actions did what He had just told His disciples to do…pray! (NASB) Luke 22:41 “And He withdrew from them about a […]

  Jesus knew the real needs of His disciples – for they would be tempted greatly in the coming hours.  The Passover meal had been eaten and now Jesus led His disciples to the Mount of Olives.   Jesus was concerned about His disciples – concerned for their spiritual needs. (NASB) Luke 22:39-40 “And He […]

 Jesus had a custom when He was in Jerusalem…He went to the Mount of Olives to pray. (Luke 22:39)    Where is your Mount of Olives, the place you go to pray?   Go into a room, a place where you are freed from the TV, freed from phones, freed from I pads, Kindles, and […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 106:1-2   Praise to You the living God.  You alone are God and are worthy of praise.   Your word tells me to “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.”   Your lovingkindness is forever and ever and ever…   Who can speak of […]