Going a little farther!

                                                             Going a little farther


From the amplified bible.
Matthew 26: 39 And going a little farther, He threw Himself upon the ground on His face and prayed saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will [not what I desire], but as You will and desire.

Jesus had to deal with his imminent death. He knew he would be facing death in a few short hours. Yet he was willing to go a little farther. A few days before Jesus prayed that prayer in the garden he told his disciples in
Luke 24:7   The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’’

Through all Jesus was going through he did not lose focus on his task. His desire was to fulfill the will of the Father. He went a little farther for you and for me. Are we willing to go a little farther for our Lord?

I guarantee when we stand before the Lord on judgement day 95% of the things we stress about in this life are not going to matter one bit. What’s going to matter was...were we willing to go a little farther for Christ? Men...that new pickup or fishing boat...not going to matter. Did you go a little farther for the Lord? Ladies that latest sale at Wal Mart...not going to matter. Did you go a little farther for the Lord. Now I’m not saying having nice things are wrong, its when we get our focus on things instead of Christ is when it becomes a problem.  The bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 3: 10-15
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. 15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames. How about you, is that how you want to make it into heaven, only as one escaping through the flames? Not me. I want to go a little farther!
You see when we face the Lord I guarantee he won’t care what color your truck was or how pretty your collection of shoes are...he will only care to know if you were willing to go a little farther.