Newness of Life

This morning in prayer I was meditating on Jesus’ words in Mark 13:35, “Watch ye therefore; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning; lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.” I found two definitions for this word in the Greek. Together, both words basically mean to be sleepless, keep awake, be vigilant, watchful, awake. But what does it mean to be sleepless in the spiritual sense of the word? In the garden Jesus warned Peter to “watch and pray so that you do not give in to temptation.” But Peter didn’t listen to Jesus and allowed slumber to overtake him. Why? Peter slumbered because he did not discern the hour. Even it he could have discerned it, he was so full of self-confidence and spiritual pride that he failed to see his need of God. It is the awareness of our own weakness and inability that drives us to seek God. As it was, Peter was unaware that he