“Stay alert; be in prayer so you don’t wander into temptation without even knowing you’re in danger. There is a part of you that is eager, ready for anything in God. But there’s another part that’s as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire.”” (Matthew 26:41, The Message)
The Message uses colorful language in this passage where Christ gently rebukes his disciples for sleeping as they were supposed to be praying. He goes away to pray by himself again, and the disciples fall asleep again. This time, Christ doesn't wake them.
I confess to battling with the lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire sometimes, especially when it comes to prayer. Satan wants us to be lazy as a dog in prayer for that means that we do not have, indeed cannot have, a close vital relationship with Christ and consequently will not understand how important prayer is.
Are you as lazy as an old dog sleeping by the fire when it comes to prayer?
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