Verse of the Day 10/21

Mark 6:31  He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while." For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.  Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

 

 

Have you ever been in that position, you didn't even have time to stop and eat?  We constantly seem to be either coming or going, never sitting still, never resting.  We can be that way in relation to work, to recreational activities or in ministry.  We all need time to retreat and rest for a while, to take in some food and let it digest.  This applies to us physically and spiritually.

 

We've considered in Acts chapter 2 how the people of the early church were devoted to each other, lived in communion with each other and with God.  At the same time, we do need our personal time, time for our personal relationship with God.  Time to eat and drink in His Word, to digest it, to strengthen us and enable us to live each day as J. R. Miller relates :

 

 "In communion with Him--we shall receive strength and blessing to enable us to live each day more beautifully, more victoriously, more radiantly, more lovingly. We shall rob ourselves therefore, of divine help--if we do not make room in our busiest days, for quiet retreats from noise and strife--to be alone with Christ, where we may sit at His feet to hear His words; or lie on His bosom to absorb His spirit--for the refreshing and transforming of our lives."

Its going to be a beautiful fall day today.  Why not find some time, perhaps in a remote place, and spend some time in personal communion with our great God.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Mark 6:30-32  Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

 

30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while." For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they went away in the boat by themselves to a remote place,