…He said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." Luke 22:40
This is the commandment given to perform(pray) before the temptation arrives. Keep on praying not to enter into temptation. Jesus knew the power of temptation and the need for prayer. Jesus asked the disciples to pray that they would not fall into temptation because he knew he soon would be leaving them. Jesus also knew that they needed extra strength to face the temptations ahead – temptations to run away or to deny their relationship with Him. Because they were about to see Jesus die.
This is the commandment given to perform(pray) before the temptation arrives. Keep on praying not to enter into temptation. Jesus knew the power of temptation and the need for prayer. Jesus asked the disciples to pray that they would not fall into temptation because he knew he soon would be leaving them. Jesus also knew that they needed extra strength to face the temptations ahead – temptations to run away or to deny their relationship with Him. Because they were about to see Jesus die.
Even today we ought to Pray that we may not enter into temptation. Our own strength is not sufficient to overcome it. Prayer will give us strength and wisdom at the right time.