SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER

SATURDAY 24TH

TAKE OUT TIME TO REST

Matthew 14:28, “And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray and when the evening was come He was there alone.”

Work, people, noise and stress can be too much sometimes because they have a way of squeezing out your energy; and  the next thing that come to mind is a way of escape that provide comfort and peace. Just as it is with you, so it was with Jesus, He spent hours teaching, healing, touching and ministering to the sick. But when it was time, He was not afraid to step away from the stress into rest mode. Jesus had to send the multitude away so that He could enjoy the peace of the moment in the place of prayer with His Father.

There are times in life when we ought to hear and respond to the inner need to be absolutely and completely apart from the world’s demands. Such solitude is not an escape from something to something but an escape from something to Someone. Like Jesus, you should take out time in order to create space where we can pray to God who longs to have fellowship with us.

Friends, the answer to all of life’s questions in not found in things but in God. Jesus could have gone to sleep as soon as He sent the multitude away but He did otherwise; He went to pray. You too can do same TODAY!

FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 6:6, (NIV), “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”

CONFESSION: I BOLDLY CONFESS I KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE RIGHT TIME. I ENJOY GOD’S COMPANY IN MY QUIET MOMENTS.

ACTION POINT: Move away from any form of distraction and pray to your Father.

ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 16 – 17