FAITH CAPSULE: Prayer of Jesus in the garden demonstrates that prayer is work, a laborious assignment.

Daniel 6, Luke 22:39-53

How is your prayer life? In this wicked world, prayer is all it takes to be delivered from temptation.
When disciples of Jesus followed Him to the Mount of Olives, He told them, “…Pray that you may not enter into temptation…” (Luke 22:40)
Prayer is a master key to shutting out temptation and denying evil to gain entrance.
Prayer, being a master key to shut, will also open up closed doors for one to gain entrance to receive from God.
Prayer is not a fun fair; it is a laborious–fair.
The prayer time of Jesus in the garden demonstrates that prayer is work, a laborious assignment.
His prayer demonstrates, “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” (Luke 22:44)
Jesus, our Lord, and Savior, demonstrated to all that understanding and knowing prayer is to sail through in this wicked world.
Are you counting on someone to pray on your behalf?
Know that prayer of labor demands your personal prayer engagement more than counting on someone praying on your behalf.
When Daniel realized that writing was set against him in judgment, the Bible records his reaction, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times that day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.” (Daniel 6:10-11)
Daniel could not count on prayer from someone in prayer session but engaged in prayer time.
The master key, the prayer of Daniel, shut down the judgment while in the den of the lion.
The mouth lions were shut up as Daniel came out unscratched. (Daniel 6:19-22)
The prayer of Jesus on Mount Olives was not a fun fair; it was laborious prayer time engaged in agony.
Also, the laborious prayer of Jesus was earnestly engaged.
Earnest prayer is intended prayer, a purposeful prayer to be engaged with zealous sincerity. The prayer session of Jesus on Mount Olives was labor, with the addition of the testimony of His sweat like great drops of blood.
Is your prayer labor or casual?
Claiming Jesus is not by mouth but to be living like Jesus.
Prayer is a must.
Prayer is not loud making.
Prayer is not a demonstration of pleasing man; prayer is not to be arousing empty emotion. Seek God laboriously; engage prayer as the master key.
Believe that God no eye has seen, will act for the one who waits for Him.
Prayer is the master key.
Consider your prayer session to avoid prayer amiss.

Prayer for today: Ask that the strength of praying on the altar shall not cease.