From: Greg Laurie Ministries
Matthew 26:41 "...The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Jesus had a simple request for Peter, James, and John in the Garden of Gethsemane, and that was to be with Him and pray. But they were sleeping instead of praying.
I think the disciples' lack of prayer was the result of self-confidence. When do we usually pray? We pray when we are in trouble. If things are going reasonably well, if the bills are paid, if our health is good, if there are no problems on the horizon—at least that we are aware of—we may not pray all that much. But when a crisis hits, when problems come, we start praying.
Jesus knew that a crisis was coming. Luke, the physician, tells us in his Gospel that Jesus sweat, as it were, great drops of blood. It may be that Dr. Luke was describing what is known today as hematidrosis, a rare medical condition that occurs when a person is under extreme stress, and his or her perspiration actually will be mingled with blood.
All Jesus was asking from Peter, James, and John was a little companionship. In other words, "Just be here for Me and pray with Me, guys."
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