Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Thy kingdom come


Perceiving then that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by Himself. John 6:15

But He Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray. Luke 5:16 

It happened in these days, that He went out to the mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

And early in the morning, while it was still dark, He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place, and was praying there. Mark 1:35

And they came to a place called Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed." Mark 14:32

Prayer is to seek the heart and mind of God before life happens.  When the people sought to make Him king or it was time to select the twelve or if the pressing crowds of broken people seemed insurmountable or even when the next step was onto the rocky path to Golgotha, he didn’t start writing pro and cons sheets or priority lists or pull out Microsoft Outlook.   Rather he withdrew and fell on his knees.  

Prayer is sifting through the circumstances of life, one by one, and the people in my heart, one by one, until I come to the point, “Not my will, but Yours be done,” even if it takes until dawn.  

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