“Now in the morning, having risen
a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place, and
there He prayed.” –Mark 1:35
Whoa. Talk about conviction. Okay
first things first, I am a night person. I think better at night, I have more
energy at night, and I would much rather do things in the night rather than
early in the morning. This obviously isn’t a bad thing however considering that
Jesus, the man I am imitating my life after, chose to rise early and discipline
His earthly body, I think that’s a clear indication that I should do the same. Jesus
rose long before daylight… yeaaaaahhh I struggle to get out of bed after I have
hit the snooze button ten times. And then in that early hour He went to a
secret place to pray… Considering I am a complete extrovert living in a center
with like 40 of my best friends, you could probably guess that its many times hard
for me to go away and find a solitary place to be with Jesus. My flesh just wants
to read the bible at the kitchen table with everyone and between verses talk
about what is for breakfast and laugh about how much cream I put in my coffee. And
although Jesus did call me to have fellowship with my fellow believers, He
first called me to spend time with Him and SEEK Him. Jesus is found when I seek
Him with my whole heart- not when I only devote half of it. The more I seek
Him, the more I find Him, the more I love Him- that’s the pattern. I want to be
someone who begins my day with Jesus and then continues walking with Him
throughout the rest of it.
Application: tomorrow I am going
to do my devos and pray outside and away from all distraction.
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