Watching with Jesus

For three years the disciples watched Jesus and were amazed. They were dazzled by miracles and challenged by His words. At the end of His walk on earth, the time for them to move from observation to participation was at hand. 

We go through a similar process in our personal walks. We come to Christ through observation. We see Him working in the lives of others. We recognize the possibility that life through Him provides. We are like kids at Christmas filled with wonder; but at some point it’s time to participate, to step up to the plate.

Watch with Me.” Jesus was saying, in effect, “Watch with no private point of view at all, but watch solely and entirely with Me.” In the early stages of our Christian life, we do not watch with Jesus, we watch for Him. It is significant that Christ called for others to “watch with me” at Gethsemane. For there, He completely sold out to His Father’s will. That’s what we must do.

We can move to that level of commitment only with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit that infills us at salvation, must baptize us.  Our Lord had said, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you . . .” ( Acts 1:8 ). When we are baptized with the Holy Spirit, we gain new power and new perspective. For the first time we can see has He sees, love as He loves, and do as He would do.

This meant that we are ready to watch with Him for the  the rest of our lives.

Watch and be blessed.

Nick