Praying With Jesus
Luke 9:28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
We hear of praying to Jesus but this is a new little twist, praying with Jesus. What an honor to be asked to pray with Jesus. What would that prayer meeting look like? Forget how I would pray, what would Jesus be asking the Father? We do have a pretty in depth prayer by Jesus in John 17, the actual LORDS prayer. We have the model prayer in Matthew 5 for His disciples to go by. Yet here, we don't get much recorded but an amazing experience into His radiant light. The reason for this? The three fell asleep. The flesh is so weak. Later, when it meant most, in the Garden of Gethsemane, they again would fall asleep. Look, sleep is important, but there are times when sleep must be delayed! I feel this would be that time. Keep those eyes open at all costs. How many opportunities does one think they will have with Jesus inviting them to His One on One communion with His Father?
This used to bother me as a pastor when people fell asleep while I was teaching. I took it personal like I was not interesting enough or boring. The danger is to try to shake things up and get off my game plan onto territory the Spirit wasn't leading to keep this from happening. What a disaster that would be? Nope, I have learned by Christ' example here, His disciples sleep during His moments of speaking to the Father, and He was never boring. How much more will they sleep through mine. It really doesn't bother me anymore because I trust the Spirit can get through as well as maybe they needed that sweat rest in the LORD. Just so long as they don't start snoring and interrupt the Spirit. Another factor I have noticed is this, what an honor that anybody so tired comes to church to hear from me when they could choose to stay in a cozy bed? I have been in company meetings before where one would fall asleep while the boss would be talking only to get chastised by him or told to go home if their tired! How embarrassing? How harsh?
We hear of praying to Jesus but this is a new little twist, praying with Jesus. What an honor to be asked to pray with Jesus. What would that prayer meeting look like? Forget how I would pray, what would Jesus be asking the Father? We do have a pretty in depth prayer by Jesus in John 17, the actual LORDS prayer. We have the model prayer in Matthew 5 for His disciples to go by. Yet here, we don't get much recorded but an amazing experience into His radiant light. The reason for this? The three fell asleep. The flesh is so weak. Later, when it meant most, in the Garden of Gethsemane, they again would fall asleep. Look, sleep is important, but there are times when sleep must be delayed! I feel this would be that time. Keep those eyes open at all costs. How many opportunities does one think they will have with Jesus inviting them to His One on One communion with His Father?
This used to bother me as a pastor when people fell asleep while I was teaching. I took it personal like I was not interesting enough or boring. The danger is to try to shake things up and get off my game plan onto territory the Spirit wasn't leading to keep this from happening. What a disaster that would be? Nope, I have learned by Christ' example here, His disciples sleep during His moments of speaking to the Father, and He was never boring. How much more will they sleep through mine. It really doesn't bother me anymore because I trust the Spirit can get through as well as maybe they needed that sweat rest in the LORD. Just so long as they don't start snoring and interrupt the Spirit. Another factor I have noticed is this, what an honor that anybody so tired comes to church to hear from me when they could choose to stay in a cozy bed? I have been in company meetings before where one would fall asleep while the boss would be talking only to get chastised by him or told to go home if their tired! How embarrassing? How harsh?
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