Just another thought.....

There is a song by Casting Crowns, titled While you were sleeping. Here it goes....



Oh little town of Bethlehem, looks like another silent night

above your deep and dreamless sleep a giant star lights up the sky

and while your lying in the dark there shines an everlasting light

for the king has left his throne and hes lying in a manger tonight...





Oh Bethlehem what have you missed while you were sleeping

for God became a man and stepped into your world today

oh Bethlehem will you go down in history

as a city with no room for it's king

while you were sleeping

while you were sleeping





Oh little town of Jerusalem

looks like another silent night

the father gave his only son

the way the truth the life had come

but there was no room for him in the world he came to save



And the chorus continues and then it says.........



United States of America

looks like another silent night

as we are sung to sleep by philosophies

that save the trees ans kill the children

and while we are lying in the dark

there's a shout heard across the eastern sky

for the bridegroom has returned

and has carried his bride away in the night





America what will we miss while we are sleeping

will Jesus come again

and leave us slumbering were we lay

America will we go down in history

as a nation with no room for it's king

while we were sleeping



You might need your Bible for this.



Okay. Here are my thoughts.

In Luke 22:45 the disciples were in the garden of Gethsemane. At one of the most important most critical time in the whole life of Jesus. THEY WERE ASLEEP!!! Can you believe that? Their they were, with a chance to pray with the Lord Jesus himself, and they were asleep????? I mean we say, "well if that would have been me I would not have been sleeping." You know what? This is another very important critical time and are we sleeping. Is the church like the disciples in Gethsemane? Asleep! You read in Matthew were Jesus is telling Peter that he will deny Jesus 3 times. Have you ever realized that in the garden Jesus spoke to Peter first? In Matthew 26:40, Jesus comes the first time and speaks directly to Peter. You know if Peter would have prayed with the Lord that night he might not have sinned against Jesus... So my question, or challenge, if you will, is, "Are you going to sleep on?"
Thanks for your time. Hope this inspires you.

Love you guys,
Piano Player