03/17/2024 - Passion Despite Weakness

Then [Jesus] returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” From Mark 14:32-42 When I played soccer in high school, I wanted to like running for the sake of the game and my teammates. But my lungs were of the opinion that exercise was a form of torture and should be illegal. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. Desire to moderation but Lay’s chips won the bet and you couldn’t have just one? The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Meant to keep your calm but your firecracker disposition exploded on your family? The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. We could fill a hundred blogs with example after example of our contradictory experiences. We aren’t evil. We’re just human, like Peter, James, and John. We’re just too weak to follow through with things God asks. [Continue reading at https://www.fbcmuncie.org/blog]