Matthew 26:40-45 And he comes to the disciples, and finds them asleep, and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour?… I. The SOURCES of temptation. 1. Temperament and disposition. 2. The circumstances with which a man is surrounded and the training under which he has been brought up. II. Passing from the sources of temptation, let me speak of THE NECESSITY OF WATCHING AGAINST IT. 1. One reason is our ignorance of self. 2. Watchfulness is needed because the trial of man's character is life-long. 3. Watchfulness of spirit will effect much, but it will be greatly helped if combined with a spirit of devotion. It gives him strength which in one sense is his own, but in a truer and higher sense is not his own. A sense of religious responsibility to God strengthens the sense of right against wrong. When he is resisting temptation he is not fighting singlehanded, but has the eternal law and will of God on his side. In every encounter it helps a man mightily to know that he is not single. (A. Watson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? |
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