Tarry And Watch

Matthew 26:38

Then said he unto them,"My soul is exceeding 

sorrowful  even unto death: tarry ye 

here and watch with me." 

        For Jesus the entry into Jerusalem, lead to the agony of Gethsemane, the shame, the humiliation, and alienation of the cross, and finally to the triumphant Resurrection and glorious Ascension. During this time Jesus experienced rejection from the crowds, and betrayal from friends, and denied by those closest to Him as well as false accusations arrested and convicted by the Religious Community. 
        It is humanly impossible to know or even imagine the depths of His suffering or the agony of His pain. For God's people throughout the ages, Jesus has been and continues to be our Forerunner model and pattern. 
        There are times in our lives when we have faced periods of darkness, sufferings, trials, prosecution and temptations. There are times we have doubted because of fear, and due to our circumstances unsure how to move on. In times when all hope seems to have gone, when darkness surrounds us, in our anguish and torment, we experience that moment of Jesus on the cross when He cried out saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 
        Amen!

Reading: (Matt 26:36-56)
               (Matt: 27:1-56)

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry