DCLM Daily Manna 13 November 2026: Why Sleep Ye?
KEY VERSE: “And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation” (Luke 22:46)
TEXT: Luke 22:39-42
39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. 40 There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”
41 He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
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Experts advise that adequate sleep is essential for our overall well-being. Specifically, sleep is critical for physical recovery, immune function, and overall bodily processes. It is also necessary for cognitive function, mental health, memory consolidation, and emotional regulation. However, in certain situations, sleeping can be detrimental.
Christ’s disciples slept when they ought not and earned the rebuke of their Master. It is not as if Christ could not do without them, but He chose to carry them along. He wanted them to be on the same page with Him, especially during the Passion leading to His crucifixion. Their keeping awake could have served as an encouragement to Christ. More importantly, Christ expected them to resort to prayer to avoid falling into temptation.
In whatever situation we find ourselves, the Lord encourages us to pray, for “men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” We live in a world where temptation is prevalent, and we need divine help and strength to overcome. Especially in these last days, believers need to be more prayerful. Spiritual slothfulness is dangerous. We have God’s promise, “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
Like the disciples who were asleep when they should be praying, most believers and churches are spiritually asleep on duty. Such sleep is dangerous. Our adversary, the devil, takes advantage of it to sow tares among us and unleash his notorious works of stealing, killing, and destroying. If Jesus needed prayer in His hour of temptation, individual believers must do much more today. Heed God’s word: “Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light” (Ephesians 6:14).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Sleeping Christians tempt Satan to tempt them.
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DCLM Daily Manna 13 November 2026
