FAITH CAPSULE: Do not be a failure but engage watching and prayer.

1 Peter 4

Jesus gave the command that keeps us to dwell and abide under the shadow of the Almighty by stating, watch and pray. Without watching and praying the tempter, the orchestration of sin lies at the door and his desire is for man to miss out of dwelling and abiding in the secret place of the Most High God.
Watching and praying will: Keep believers from temptation and keep man in escape route and be counted by God.
Watching and praying keeps believer from temptation: At Jesus’ prayer at Gethsemane, He repeatedly encouraged His disciples to be awake and not give to sleep. The key of His encouragement to engage watch and prayer stated, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41) Temptation is a force which brings man out of the shadow of deliverance and preservation. Temptation’s purpose is to sweep man off when watching and praying is not in place. Temptation makes man a victim of failure not to be dwelling and abiding in the shadow of God. As a believer, are you sleeping on the ground which calls for man to be awake? Be awake, be in the word, and keep focus in praying to God.
Watching and praying will keep man in the escape route and be counted:
Many are numbered but not all shall be counted if misplaced from dwelling and abiding in His shadow. Jesus pointed out the importance of watching, “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36) Do not be a failure but engage watching and prayer. Jesus said it all about the importance of watching and praying as the route of escape of man.
Watching without praying or praying without watching cannot be separated. When Jesus was here in His physical, at the time of His ministry, He repeatedly emphasized the importance of watching and praying which keeps man to remain dwelling and abiding in the hand of the Almighty God.
Today, we are to pay attention by watching and praying according to Jesus and as other pages of the bible mentioned. Ephesians 6:18 recorded, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” 1Peter 4:7-8 stated, “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers.” Watch and pray!

Prayer for today: Lift up voice and ask God for the grace of watching and praying.