Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon March 21 | Morning
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Mar 21, 2026 A morning devotional unpacks John 16:32 and the disciples' failure to stay with Christ in Gethsemane. It traces how intimacy with the Savior narrowed from twelve to three and the special privilege of those closest. It explores the hidden, inward sorrow Christ bore and how shared suffering strengthens believers for what lies ahead.
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Christ's Secret Agony Was Solitary
- Jesus experienced a private, incommunicable sorrow that the majority of disciples could not enter or fully comprehend.
- Frazer Blaxland explains only three disciples drew near to the veil of the Master's agony while most stayed distant at the Passover feast.
Maturity Opens Access To Deeper Communion
- Spiritual maturity determines access to the deeper mysteries of Christ's suffering, with many Christians remaining 'babes' content with the letter.
- Blaxland contrasts disciples at home at the Passover with the few admitted into Gethsemane's inner circle.
Peter And The Sons Of Zebedee Near The Veil
- Peter and the two sons of Zebedee are presented as the few eminent saints permitted nearer to Jesus' suffering.
- Blaxland says these three could approach the veil yet still remained at a stone's throw apart from the innermost grief.