Jesus' Prayer in His Hour of Trial

As we approach Good Friday, it is important to note how important prayer was to our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.

Matthew writes, "Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed" (Matthew 26:19).

Prayer was so important to Jesus, because it was His direct-line access to his Father in Heaven. It is the same with us. Jeremiah writes, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not" (Jeremiah 33:3).

In Morning by Morning by Charles H. Spurgeon (a Pure Gold Classic that is published by Bridge-Logos Foundation) we read, "There are several instructive features in our Savior's prayer in His hour of trial," then he goes on to list and discuss each one (referring to Matthew 26:39):

• It was a lonely prayer. We need to be alone with the Lord every day. Such solitude is practically and spiritually helpful to us.
• It was a humble prayer. We must humble ourselves before the Lord at all times by realizing who we are and who He is. In prayer, we are kneeling before the throne of the Most High God.
• It was a filial prayer. We have been adopted into the royal family of Almighty God. We are joint-heirs with Jesus Christ, and we need to cry out, "Abba, Father."
• It was a persevering prayer. We must ". . .contine in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving."
• It was a prayer of resignation. We need to resign ourselves to the Father's will through absolute surrender and death to self.

Spurgeon writes, "Yield, and God yields. Let it be as God wills, and God will determine for the best. Be content to leave your prayer in His hands. He knows when to give, how to give, what to give, and what to withhold."