READ: LUKE22:39-44
There is a
saying in Africa that no one can hide his or her nakedness from whoever is
going to bury his or her corpse. Indeed, everyone sees the nakedness of a
corpse when it is being prepared for burial. If there has been any instance
when God has helped me in the past, it is because I never hid anything from
Him. Each time I go before my Maker, I tell Him exactly my true situation. Even
before I tell Him, He knows anyway. Our text tells us about the integrity and
honesty of Jesus Christ Himself. He frankly told the Father to remove the cup
from Him. If the Son of the Most High God could be that honest, why should any
of us put up a front? We are told that God sent an angel from Heaven to come
down and encourage Jesus Christ. One the characteristics of a champion is
honesty. When a champion is sad, he cries and when he is happy he laughs. The
most dangerous people are those who laugh when they are sad. When God asked
Peter, “Where are you?”; in Luke 22:61-62, I am sure his answer was, “Lord,
I am outside here, weeping bitterly because over-confidence has destroyed me.”
He was honest with God. Because Peter was honest, when Jesus rose from the
dead, in Mark 16:1-7, He sent a message specifically to Peter. I am sure that
when God asked Jonah the same question, his answer was, “Lord, I am where disobedience has
landed me, in the belly of a fish.” He was given another opportunity.
If a sincere believer falls, he will rise again. God loves those who are honest
and sincere. Do not put up a front. Be sincere. If you were hundred per cent
perfect you wouldn’t need the grace of God.
MEMORIZE:
JOHN1:3–All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that
was made.
