THAT YE ENTER NOT INTO TEMPTATION

Jesus knew that the hour was drawing near when He would be betrayed and then crucified by one He called 'friend.'

The agony was great as He knew what soon lay ahead for Him to endure. He took 3 of the Disciples a little deeper with Him into the Garden of Gethsemane and instructed them to TARRY and WATCH with Him. 

Jesus prayed an agonizing prayer for what is thought to be at least an hour before returning back to the 3 Disciples and finding them fast asleep.   

Jesus singled Peter out when He asked, "What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?  WATCH and PRAY that ye enter not into temptation:  the spirit indeed is willing,  but the flesh is weak."

Just a few hours prior, Peter had bravely declared that he would never be offended because of Jesus, even if everyone else did. Peter may have thought the little time he had prayed was adequate.  His body was tired and needed rest.  Yet Jesus knew that just a few hours later, Peter was going to become fearful,  curse, and deny he ever knew Jesus.  

The Spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.  

WATCH and PRAY that ye enter not into temptation.  

You never know what this flesh is capable of and will do in times when you least expect it when our prayer life is not as fervent and frequent as it used to be.