Month: <span>March 2016</span>

devotional on waking up

Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Simon,’ He said to Peter, ‘are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?’” Mark 14:37

Sleep. Each of us needs about eight hours of it per day to recharge our bodies. But it’s not always a good thing, as Peter found out when he fell asleep while he waited for Jesus.

There’s physical sleep and then there is a spiritual sleep. Luke 21:36 tells us: “Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

The Greek word translated as watch in verse 36 means to be sleepless or to keep awake. Frequently, when the Bible mentions being asleep or tells us to wake up, it refers to our spiritual state. Instead of “watch,” some Bible versions use words such as, “Don’t go to sleep at the switch” (The Message), “Be always on the watch” (NIV), and “Be ready all the time” (New Century Version).

Many Christians, even though they profess their faith, live in a state of spiritual sleepiness, hesitant to move forward in their Christian growth.

Perhaps they are not growing because they want partial obedience to count. Perhaps they are compromising some part of their life. Maybe they are waiting for privileged treatment to come, or maybe they think that peaceful arrangements will continue.

But Jesus’ call is clear. He wants us to be spiritually awake and active! So where are you in your spiritual growth? Can you not stay awake for one hour?

Lord, may I never forsake You and may I always be found faithful, spiritually alert, and in a spiritually-growing mode. Amen.

By John Grant

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Keep on praying.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)

Corrie ten Boom asked, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?

My husband Bill was a man driven to pray frequently.

One morning he was awakened around 2am.
One of our staff associates faced a personal crisis.
That morning, God impressed upon Bill to pray for the man
and to ask for God’s wisdom in how to respond to the needs of our friend.

God prepared Bill for a crucial meeting with that same man the next day.

Oh, but my husband would pray about everything!  (SMILE)
He would even pray about what clothes to wear.
He felt that the way he dressed, as well as his words and actions, should bring glory to God.

As Bill said, “The more frequently you share your thoughts and desires with your Lord, the closer you come to Him.”

Friend, make prayer your steering wheel.

Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still.”
E.M. Bounds

By Vonette Bright

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