July 29

Time Alone with God


He didn’t want anyone to know where he was, because he was teaching his followers.

Mark 9 :30-31 (NCV)


Time alone with God is so valuable. It is here He teaches His followers the deeper truths, the most important lessons, and the things that will help them most.

Just as Jesus took special care to shut out distractions and spend time alone with his disciples, so we should get away with Him, shut out our distractions and listen.

One thing to remember: in order to spend time with Jesus—when we disengage from the everyday world—there is a price to be paid. For when we take time for Christ, we take time from other activities—something or someone else goes short.

In the end, it’s worth it though, because the price we pay is an investment. It’s an investment with a rich reward. We learn; we grow; we become lovers of God and doers of good. Because His Spirit fills us and moves us, and His word challenges and motivates us, we become better servants, better stewards, wiser students of His good will.

So it is worth getting away with our Savior ... free from distractions.

It’s worth hearing His heart … even now!


Lord, open Your word to us, show us how to really live! Fill our lives with an intimate knowledge of You. Amen.