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The Testimony of Your Life

"My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me" (Matt. 26:38). The heart of the Savior is exceeding sorrowful as this hour approaches--the hour of the defection of His bride. Jesus' bride is in the process of deserting Him, betraying Him, being unfaithful with the world system, falling in love with His enemy, and defaming Him for not being sufficient to provide her lust. "Watch with Me."

When He came back, He found the disciples asleep. We're always going to do something great in the future; aren't we? "Tomorrow I'm going to pray and fast. Tomorrow I'm going to be disciplined. Tomorrow I'm going to love others." Jesus said to Peter, "You just said you were going to die, and you can't even stay awake? You say you love Me, and you have to take a nap?" Learn this about yourself. "You can't stay awake for Me? You better learn to stay awake for yourself."

"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matt. 26:41). The spirit is willing. "I really want to be different. I don't want to be selfish, lazy, prideful, and self-reliant." Then do something about it. Change! The spirit is willing. That's admirable. The flesh is weak. What is the solution? Walk in the spirit. Let the Spirit bring the discipline. You're not setting the course. You're not coming up with the great ideas. The Holy Spirit says what you need to do. When you obey that voice, you become strong, because by reason of use, your senses are exercised to discern good and evil (Heb. 5:14).

Many of us think we know better. We say, "What I need to do is pray six hours a day." We need to pray when we're told to pray. We want to work God around our schedule instead of listening and doing what God tells us to do, when He tells us to do it, how He tells us to do it. He might not want you to pray six hours. He might want you to pray thirty minutes, but He wants you to pray. Who is Lord? Where are the treasures?

Are you willing, as Peter said, to die for Him? Then prove it by living for Him. You're known by your fruit. The spirit is willing; the flesh is weak. You have the wrong perception of who you are. What are you doing when you have the opportunity to do right and good? It's easy to make all of these assumptions of what you will do in the future. What's the testimony of your life today? What are you doing in life when you have opportunity to love and serve Jesus? The night is coming when no man can work. Don't be telling Him how much you're going to love Him; love Him! Obey Him! Watch and pray! He's called you to watch and pray. What are you doing sleeping?

We're in an hour of preparation for the coming of the Lord, when iniquity is abounding. The love of many around us is waxing cold. False prophets are deceiving the simple. What are you doing to guard your heart? What are you doing to protect the most precious investment you have--your children? Watch and pray. The spirit is willing; the flesh is weak.

Let's put our flesh under, the Apostle says. "I bring my body under. I discipline it. I press toward the mark, the prize, the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I fully extend myself at every opportunity to be the best I can for the kingdom, to seek those things that are above where Jesus is seated at Father's right hand." What are you doing?

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