Time Alone

42At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them. 43But he said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent." 44And he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
Luke 4:42-44

Have you ever wondered where Christ found the power to continue His ministry? In the previous set of verses (28-30) you read about Christ being led to the side of a hill where he was about to be pushed off. In His hometown He was disliked, people were ready to take His life, they were angry. He left his hometown and went on preaching the message of Good News, healing people and casting out demons. Then He goes to a quiet place to rest? No, I don’t think so. He went to a quiet place to spend time alone with the Father. Where did He find the time? He didn’t, He made the time. When is the last time you set aside time, away from everything, to just talk to your heavenly Father? Christ, being the Son of God, found this time to be more important than anything else. How healthy is your prayer life?

Father, help me to be passionately in touch with you. I want to be so connected with you that my only desire is to “preach the good news of the Kingdom of God.”

Your Servant in Christ
Chris