My friends, I fear that many of us, myself included, try to conduct the symphony of life with instruments that are badly out of tune. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.” “Do not have your concert first and then tune your instrument afterwards. I’m reminded of the wise words of the missionary, Hudson Taylor, Granted, spending time in prayer won’t remove items from our ‘to-do lists.’ But it will empower us to face the various tasks and responsibilities on our plate. And prayer is one of the primary ways we profess our total dependency on our Father, acknowledging that we can do absolutely “ nothing without Him” (John 15:5). You see, we were never meant to face the craziness of life on our own. It’s time we stop using busyness as an excuse not to pray and start seeing it as a reason we need to pray. Who are we to think we can meet the relentless demands of our day without Him?
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And with three kids in school, my early mornings resemble a three-ring circus, complete with a car full of clowns and a parade of elephants.īut here’s what I keep wrestling with: If prayer was essential to Jesus, the perfect Son of God, shouldn’t it be even more essential to us? To me?Ībsolutely. My own prayer life is marked by inconsistency and feelings of inadequacy. Let me confess: I’m deeply challenged by Jesus’ rhythm of private prayer. For Jesus, prayer wasn’t an afterthought it was His top priority. It was only in a place of solitude where His soul could be replenished from the day before and adequately prepared for the day ahead. Jesus regularly sought to be alone with His Father. Luke tells us that Jesus “ often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16). But for Jesus, talking to His Father privately was essential to sustaining public ministry. If ever there was a morning where He deserved to sleep late, or at least hit the snooze button a few times, it was that morning. Yet, the next morning, “ while it was still dark,” He woke up early to commune with His Heavenly Father (Mark 1:35). Now that sounds like a day that was anything but dull! No doubt, Jesus was completely exhausted as went to sleep that night. In one 24-hour period, Mark tells of Jesus teaching in the synagogue (Mark 1:21), exorcising a demon (Mark 1:26), healing Peter’s mother-in-law (Mark 1:31), and ministering to a whole village of people late into the night (Mark 1:32). However, one day, in particular, stands out above the rest. Perhaps you’ve never thought of it before, but there was never a dull moment in the ministry of Jesus either. It’s enough to make our heads spin, our hearts ache, and our bodies wear down. A plate piled high with responsibilities. If your life is anything like mine, there is never a dull moment. “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.” Mark 1:35
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