KEY SCRIPTURE:  John 18:12 KJV” Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,”

The bible speaks of two different moments that come upon men, that limit their ability to freely do what they may want to do. These moments are talked about in the following verses of scripture. John 9:4 KJV ” I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work.” The second one is Eph 6:13 KJV ” Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Jesus’ arrest was either a day of evil or a night-hour event Now to understand which of the moments among the two, that happened to Jesus, let us describe the two occasions in the light of their meanings in the scriptures.

The night hour is the moment a man cannot operate and go about normal activities because of age. He has come to the period of rest, and so cannot go about working. This is a moment that will befall any man who grows old enough to be limited by age. The advice is to do all that you can do when you are young enough to serve the master. The evil day can happen to any man. It is called the hour of the evil one. This is a moment of trial in which the devil comes over to take advantage of a man. This is what happened to the Lord. God’s advice to face that evil day is to invest ourselves in the word of God, such that, we would be able to apply it in every aspect of our lives. Using God’s word effectively is called the armour of God. The Lord Jesus was very ready for the devil, nothing took Him by surprise.

How prepared are you for that evil day? The Lord prepared Himself prayerfully and also placed His faith in the Father. The Lord’s advice to his disciples and to all of us; is to pray that we may not enter into temptation. Luke 22:42. Temptation in this context is a challenge that over whelms you such that you are not able to stand and overcome it. The next thing to do to overcome an evil day, is to learn to trust the Lord always. Rom 10:11 KJV” For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.”  You must also   know how to apply the scriptures properly to various situations.

THOUGHT: A PREPARED MAN IS A WINNER ALWAYS

FURTHER STUDIES

Jer 17:8 KJV ” For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”

Psalms 1:3 KJV” And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”