Preparing for the battle

Christ knew the will of God and the reality of the future. This replaced vision in Him. He did not cast a desirable outcome before Himself and then seek to move people there. He aligned Himself with what He knew was His role in history and in the future and then He led people to do the same. Christian leaders don’t have the joy, burden or responsibility of knowing the end from the beginning. But surely this knowing God’s will versus planning a desired outcome is the kind of leadership that God desires from Christian leaders.

When Christ was administering the last supper He must have had so much joy, anticipation and heaviness in His heart. And yet I can only see Him 100% enjoying the fellowship time that He spent with His disciples. This is another important lesson for leaders; the night before the war deserves a time of love, fellowship and general easiness.

Prayer is also another part of the preparation for the big battle. Would Peter have faltered had he stayed up in prayer?