Sufficient Grace
In Matthew 26:40, Jesus came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, ”So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?“
As I go through this section, Peter reminds me of myself in my own failures. While Peter, James, and John were all sleeping, Jesus address Peter specifically. Peter was the one who said He would never deny Jesus, even to the death. Peter and the other disciples couldn’t even stay awake for a little while as Jesus was praying for them. There are so many things that I want to do in Jesus name but I fail time and time again on just the basic things. I thank God daily that salvation has nothing to do with the effort of man. This is a demonstration where Grace is superior to the Law. As Moses needed his hands to be held up by Aaron and Hur when His arms were tired in Exodus 17:12, the Law needs to be held up by man. However, Jesus received no assistance from man to bring salvation. His grace is sufficient for us.