Our Time With God

Matthew 14:23 “After He had sent them away, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. Later that night, He was there alone.” ~NIRV

In the text above Jesus went by Himself. It says He went “to pray”. He didn’t leave or dismiss the crowd because He was overwhelmed, He simply had to be with the Father. The Father is not only the Source of His Son, but He is also who Jesus intercedes to on our behalf. It is God who grants the mercy and miracles.

Jesus tells us that we must stay in the Word and walk in His image. We do this by knowing who we really are. Yes, we are God’s children. We also must always remember that we are His 'creation'. He created us for a purpose, His purpose. Just as God used His Son to feed the 5000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish, God has every intention of using all He created, those of us who believe, for similar important miracles.

This is why we must, like Jesus, dismiss some things in our lives and go be by ourselves and pray. Dismiss distractions like certain conversations, some old places, or social media. Leave the things that may feed bad spirits in our lives and go sit with the Lord and His Word. When we do this, not only will we find God’s peace, we will also find our direction from the Lord. As His peace calms us to the point where we can hear Him.

In the scripture, Jesus had just performed a miracle in front of the people. He went by Himself to be with the Father to receive peace and guidance. As needed to recharge and prepare. Romans 8:34 tells us that Jesus intercedes for us. He does this full time.

If God blessed us to know Him through His Son, He wants us to also be a full-time intercessor for others. To humble and tame our human emotions, we will sometimes need to spend quiet, ‘alone’ time with God and let Him empower us, just as He did with His Son.

May God bless and keep you under the umbrella of his love, power and protection in Jesus’ name.
 
Amen

​~Billy

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