A LITTLE FARTHER!

Matthew 26:39 “He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine.”’

There is a story told about a young lady attempting to break the world record for swimming the English Channel. Her name was Florence Chadwick and she failed in her first attempt because of heavy fog. She couldn’t see anything and when she gave up she was less than a half mile from the finish line. When she was told how close she had been, she broke down and cried.

Florence went back again and broke the World record because she realized that her goal was attainable if only she had gone a “little farther.”

Think of Jesus in the above passage at the Garden of Gethsemane. In this place, where all of hell’s forces were beginning to break out against him in their vain attempts to finish Him off, Jesus recognized the need to separate Himself from the crowd, from His disciples and even from His closest three friends.

Jesus “went on a little farther” in order to get closer to His Father God. Jesus knew that He would need this life giving sustenance in order to embrace the Will of God for His life. The Word declares in Acts 3:19 that “times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”

The strength to handle your current crisis and the Godly wisdom to know which way to turn will be yours as you separate yourself from the crowd and draw near to Him. God calls to you today! “Go a little farther than you ever have before. Get up earlier and spend time with Me! Stay in My presence a little longer and dig a little deeper into My Word! IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE OTHER SIDE.”

Think about Jesus. He was only a few hours away from the Cross and a few days away from the Resurrection! Pentecost and the day of His Church would follow only a few months later, which would change the course of the entire world!

If today you are in your own Garden of Gethsemane experience, go “on a little farther” with God, surrender your will to His Kingdom perspective, and watch Him prove Himself on your behalf!

If you only knew how close you are to the other side!