“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” And He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, and began to be grieved and distressed” (Matthew 26:36-37).
Grief and distress lead us. We look around in this world and imagine what it could be. There will be a new heaven and earth, so this world is not all we should be thinking about. Our Lord has called us to eternity, so we should walk in hope the path He has laid before us. The interesting thing is that when He sets our heart on eternity, we are most useful in this world, for we invest in the business of salvation one person at a time.
Lord, help me to see through the fog of wishful thinking of this world to join with You, praying to live in the Father’s will. It is not supplications of constantly asking for things, but opening up of the mind and soul to be about Your business. It is about calling upon the Father for all things. We know this, for we get on a phone and call someone. It is a conversation – two ways. We are to call upon the Lord and be open to what He would say to us.
Lord Jesus, You have called for us to be a people who are constantly in prayer. Help me to not wait until I want something. Help me to be open to all that You would say to me. Let me not sleep through this age with a limited view, but engage in continuous prayer so that I may humbly live into the life You are giving me through grace. This world is full of grief and distress. Help me to focus upon the promised rest of Your salvation. Amen.
