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Matthew 26:40
KJV - And he cometh unto his disciples , and findeth them asleep, and said unto Peter, What could ye not watch with me for one hour?
NIV - Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping.
" Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?"
As Jesus' arrest was imminent, His humanity dreaded the tortuous death that would soon confront Him. All the forces of evil were marshalled against what He was about to do: Give His life for our sins and allow man to be reconciled with God. We can only imagine His burden - God in the flesh - with all of the human frailities that so best us, the very target of hell descending upon Him to prevent the salvation of mankind. And those closest to Him asleep.
These men had just heard the Olivet discourse. They had just shared the Last Supper. He had washed their feet. They were given the keys to heaven and did not even realize what was about to happen. And they slept......
As Jesus was about to leave, the disciples slept, oblivious to unfolding events. Today, as He is about to return, we sleep. The decay of our society is a direct result of Christians sleeping at the wheel. We have given our God given rights of worship up without even a whimper. Today, our president will hold a memorial service in Tucson. There will be a moment of silence and a "blessing" by a native American. Do you wonder why this country is going downhill so quickly? Because why we are sleeping at the wheel, we have turned our back on the Lord who died for us. And each day, we reap the consequences of our apostate state.
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