FAITH CAPSULE: To awake in the place of praying shuts out temptation. 

Luke 22 

Every engagement with Satan is temptation enablement.  
The day the serpent engaged Eve, she became a victim of eating the fruit in the middle of the garden.
The temptation to submit against the commandment of God overtook Eve.
Eve became disobedient to the command of God and fell for sin when she ate against the command of God.
Judas Iscariot engaged Satan. 
One that engages with the devil will open for the devil to gain entrance.
Luke 22:3-6 records, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them. And they were glad and agreed to give him money. So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.” 
Always, with temptation, disobedience takes its place. 
Disobeying God is the evidence of betraying God.
Temptation is the key that opens the door to all kinds of sin. 
Jesus emphasized that prayer is a way to lock out temptation. 
Luke 22:39-40 records, “Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”  
While He was praying, the disciples were sleeping. 
To sleep at the prayer hour is the avenue for the temptation to have a place.
Jesus was praying earnestly, but the disciples were sleeping with sorrow as He approached them and said, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray lest you enter into temptation.” (Luke 22:46) 
Jesus must have seen what would happen when He came to speak to the disciples about being awake. 
The bible recorded, “While He was still speaking, behold, a multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”(Luke 22:47-48)  
Satan gained entrance into Judas, one that sold out his Lord and Savior cheaply. 
By your way of life, is there any way you have been selling Jesus out consciously or unconsciously? 
When Jesus woke His disciples up from sleeping, instead of praying, they entered a situation that caused all of them to scatter in an attempt to save their lives.
Peter attempted to strike instead of him to allow Jesus to speak to the situation.  
Peter turned to strike by cutting off the ear of the servant high priest. 
The action of Peter prompted Jesus to speak to the situation. 
Evidently, with temptation in the place of prayer, one will end up denying and selling Jesus out. 
Engage unceasing prayer to disallow temptation.

Prayer for today: Ask for the strength to be awake on the prayer altar.