I asked Jesus tonight if he ever got scared. I know I get scared whenever I’m uncertain about things like the future. It always seems to be centralized on things outside of my control. IF Jesus DID get scared, it certainly wasn’t for the same reasons as mine. Jesus wasn’t ever caught off guard, and He wasn’t ever tricked. However, do recall when Jesus was in the garden and He asked the Father “If it is possible, or if You are willing, Take this cup from me!” This moment in His life must have been the absolute worst of all. Jesus himself reveals that He too didn’t want to die, and if it was at all possible to escape the cup of God’s wrath; if there was any other way to redeem man from sin, then to Jesus that was a much more desired way. Did Jesus ever experience fear? I believe to be fully human He must have! I say again, His fear wasn’t because of being uncertain of future events. Jesus then said, “Yet not what I will, but Your will be done!” He was absolutely certain of God’s will and character, and He was absolutely certain that the Lord was good. His fear wasn’t due to HIS uncertainty but probably more due to OUR uncertainty. Let’s put it this way: Even though He KNEW that there would be MANY who would not turn and believe, He STILL died for them! So maybe when the Lord fears, He fears for his children when WE are uncertain of HIS divine character…

These next 30 days we are going through a prayer journal where we are praying for the nations but specifically UNreached people groups. Every day for the next 30 days we are putting in our best effort to spend 2.5 hours a day praying for the lost and seeking His presence and guidance. On top of that, we have a 24 hour a day prayer room that will be going on for these 30 days. We received this idea from the radical Moravians who held their 24 hour prayer meeting for 100 years! If they can do 100 years, then we should be able to do 30 days. The point is not to be impressive or hold a record, but to seek the direction of the Holy Spirit. We aren’t going to have a burden for the lost until we begin to understand the Lord’s heart, and we won’t know the Lord’s heart unless we spend uninterrupted, quality, and extravagant time with Him.

“Oh Lord help my unbelief! Your character is never-ending and never-changing! Help me to be fully certain that you are ALWAYS the God you say you are, and that walking into the dark unknown room with You is much safer than any illuminated path! Lord help my unbelief.”