MEMORISE
Watch
ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the
flesh is weak. Mark 14:38
READ
Mark 14:37-38
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter,
Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly
is ready, but the flesh is weak.
MESSAGE
It is always good to pay close attention to
instructions given by someone you claim to be your guide or guardian. Often, we
miss many opportunities, breakthroughs and victories because we fail to see the
details of the instructions given to us on a subject. A multi-national company
once held a promotional exam for their middle-cadre staff. The questions were
simple, but the exam was meant to test their ability to follow instructions.
There were ten items on the question paper with a long paragraph of
instructions. The time allocated for the examination was only ten minutes, but
reading the instructions through properly would take about five minutes. For
this reason, many did not take time to read the instructions but went ahead to
answer all the questions, which appeared very simple. However, the candidates
were required to answer just one question, and the instruction to this effect
was hidden in the last line of the instructions they failed to read. Whoever
answered more than one question failed the test. Only one person read through
to the end of the instructions. The instruction, indeed, was the examination!
The apostles of old also had issues with paying
attention to detailed instructions and we must learn from them. When our Lord
came face to face with the reality of suffering and the Cross, He admitted that
it was not going to be easy (Mark 14:34). There was only one way to pass the
examination of the moment – prayer. He went to pray and told the disciples to
do the same; though not for Him, but for themselves (Mark 14:38). They were
however busy sleeping! Beloved, to make it to the end of our Christian race,
let us pay close attention to the details of the Lord’s instructions and we
shall be happy we did. When the Lord in Malachi 3:10a said:
“Bring
ye all the tithes into the storehouse”
He meant all tithes. You do not need an advanced
dictionary to understand what “all” means. When also the Bible in 1 Corinthians
11:10 says:
“For this cause ought the woman to have
power on her head because of the angels.”
Apostle Paul did not say much on why a woman should
veil her head while praying or prophesying. However, a conscientious child of
God would not press for too many details before she jumps at this simple
instruction of covering within the spiritual environment. I pray for you that
the grace to pay very close attention to detailed instructions will be given to
you in Jesus’ Name.
PRAYER
POINT
Father, though I may not fully understand why I
should, give me the grace to be completely obedient to your instructions.AUTHOR : Pst E . A ADEBOYE.
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