A Distressed Soul

Jesus takes the 3 (Peter, James &John) with Him into the garden of Gethsemane.

3 times he finds them sleeping.

It makes me think about the times in my life that I denied Him. Lord, thank you for forgiveness. It makes me think of times that I should of been keeping watch instead of sleeping. Friends who may have needed me to pray through the night for them but instead I was sleeping. Father, thank you for understanding friends. Lord God, I want to be alert and there for my friends. Help me to discern those times that require intense prayer for those I so dearly love.

Now, in reflecting on friends some of you may have heard me refer to Peter, James and John as the inner circle. It seems the Lord took the three of them off to Himself on several occasions. Again, it makes me think of friends that are there for us, friends that we can bare our souls to. We all need a friend or two that we can feel comfortable in sharing deep things. The Lord shared with them that his soul was very distressed even to the point of death. As you contemplate this passage reflect on the friends that you have that you are willing to bare your soul to...Do you have one or two? I pray you do...I know you have at least one...

In reading this passage, I also began to think about the reaction of the three to the Lord's soul baring, I wonder, was it just too much for the flesh to handle? Could they not stay awake because maybe they too were very distressed and heavy burdened, but were unable to understand and identify the full significance of where that distress was coming from? When a loved one is distressed we feel it, don't we? We may not know the full circumstances, but something in us feels what they are feeling...I know that Jesus must of been frustrated with the three, but I also know that He understood as He spoke to them and said, " the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."

 The Lord instructs us in Mathew 11:28-30 to come to Him, all who are weary and heavy burdened, and He will give us rest. If your soul is in distress and burdened there is no better place to be than with Jesus...Are you burdened? Talk to Jesus and talk to the friend/ friends He has given to you.

Lord, I pray for sleep that is restful. May we awake energized and ready for each day. Thank you for your gentle humble heart that brings peace to my soul and provides me the rest that I need even when I am carrying a burden...In your name Yeshua I ask and believe...