Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” He asked Peter. Matthew 26:40
“Jesus never tried to hide His loneliness and His dependence on other people. He chose His disciples not as servants but as friends. He shared moments of joy and grief with them, and asked for them in times of need. They became His family, His substitute mother and brothers and sisters. They gave up everything for Him, as He had given up everything for them. He loved them, plain and simple.”
Philip Yancey (b. 1949) in The Jesus I Never Knew: Revealing What 2,000 Years of History Have Covered Up (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996) 99.
Today is a big day in USA. It’s called Independence Day. It marks the day America became free of the tyranny of the British about 250 years ago.
To be American, however, has become equated with independence, having everything life can offer, and pursuing a dream that may well be exactly the opposite of God’s design for us.
What if today we give thanks for those who sacrificed everything for our freedom and, in turn, exhibit sacrificial generosity toward others to spark revival in this nation?
Depending on God and others may be un-American, but it sure reflects the example of Jesus. Imagine Him asking each of us to watch and pray for an hour today with Him!
Try it. Thanks my focus on my dog walks today.