WATCH AND PRAY
Day 231
Date: Wednesday 19th August, 2020
Text: Matthew 26:41 King James Version (KJV)
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
(please read the entire chapter for understanding).
THOUGHT CODE: "There is no weapon that Satan has that can defeat the weapons God provides us with when we watch and pray. "
To watch and pray means to be sensitive and on guard in all our waking hours so that we can see when sin is at the door, desiring to entrap us.
We must be sober-minded and watchful. Satan is always on the prowl, waiting for an opportunity, for a crack to slip into. To let down our guard against sin, for even a moment gives him the moment he has been waiting for. His whole desire is to turn us from God. If we are watching and praying, then we can always resist him, firm in our faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by our brotherhood throughout the world. (1 Peter 5:8-9).
We have evil lusts and desires in our flesh that draw and entice us. Only by the power of God can we overcome.
Jesus experienced the same thing when He lived on earth. He had to pray with strong crying and tears to His Father. He too had to be alert and watchful so sin couldn’t get in His heart. (Hebrews 5:7).
We use God’s Word to help us to be watchful. We have to have a connection with God from the time we get up until the time we go to bed.
Obviously we can’t be on our knees all day, and we have many things to do in our day-to-day lives, but we need to have a hearty-connection with Him, so that we can always go to Him for the help that we need, to find His will and find the strength to do it.
The weapons that Jesus used to overcome were prayer and God’s Word. There is no weapon that Satan has that can defeat the weapons God provides us with.
When we are alert we can see when Satan is trying to plant some ugly weeds. At that time, we need to pray to God to help us keep out all those evil seeds and prevent them from taking root in our hearts. They won’t always look like big, obvious sins. Often, satan will try to sneak in with “harmless” things, little sins that don’t seem like such a big deal. It is important to be watchful so that we recognize all of those temptations for what they really are.
Just think of all the situations we come into. What goes on during those times. What thoughts we allow to come into our minds. The conversations we become engaged in. Be on guard for Satan and his ugly weeds!
COUNSEL: Always be alert and on guard consciously from today, so as to discern the strategies of the enemy
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to always watch and pray and be on guard, as you help me, in Jesus Name (Amen).
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