RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

Matthew 26:52-53 “But Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?’ ” There’s been a long...
RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

INEXPLICABLE ATTITUDE

Matthew 26:50 “But Jesus said to him, ‘Friend, why have you come?’ Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.” There’s a heavenly attitude that cannot be understood, rationalized or explained. This attitude is rooted in the heavenly nature that we bear, and...
RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

DOUBLE LANGUAGE

Matthew 26:48 “Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.’ ” There is the language of true love and the language of false love, and these are not easily discernible. Some may come to you with a genuine expression of...
RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

THE UNENDING BATTLE

Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” There’s a battle that will never end on this side of eternity and that’s the battle against seduction from the flesh life. Our flesh is weak and that’s...
RESPONDING TO AGGRESSORS

THE WICKEDNESS OF SLEEP

Matthew 26:40, 43 “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, ‘What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?’…And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy” Sleep is great but sleep is also a great thief. The...