Luke 22:45-46 (ESV Strong's)
And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”
Tag: Prayer Prevents Temptation
Perhaps the greatest tool believers have that they don’t use is the tool of prayer. In the above passage Jesus is praying prior to His crucifixion. He invites His disciples to pray with Him. He has already told them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” He then goes farther into the Mount of Olives and prays Himself. When He returns, He finds His disciples sleeping. That is when He says it again, “Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Jesus wants us to pray because He knows the power of prayer. Jesus prayed. He commanded us to pray. Paul told us to “arm ourselves” for spiritual battle speaking of the armor of God. At the end of listing all the pieces of the armor, he adds this:
Ephesians 6:18 (ESV Strong's)
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
We cannot pray too much. We often don’t see the aspect of prayer in the right frame of mind. We think about using it when we need something. In the above passage we see that we use prayer to gain strength. That is the aspect of prayer we often fail to see. Prayer is like weight lifting. You lift weights and think bigger muscles, which are visible. But, the strength it gives you for normal day to day activities goes unnoticed. We pray and think of answers to prayer. But, in reality, prayer is strengthened our Christian walk in ways we don’t even say. In the above case it keeps us from temptation. Don’t sleep. Pray!!
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