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Biblical Truths Unveiled, Sydney (2026)

20/07/2024

In the Bible, there is a famous story about a rich man questioning Jesus. "Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?'" (Matthew 19:16, NIV). Jesus responded:

"If you want to 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, keep the commandments." (Matthew 19:17, NIV)

We often interpret "life" in this context as "eternal life." Thus, the Chinese Union Version translates it directly as "If you want to enter eternal life, keep the commandments" (Matthew 19:17, CUV). But is this really what Jesus meant, or are we imposing our own interpretation? Looking at the Greek text:

Matthew 19:16
“Καὶ ἰδοὺ εἷς προσελθὼν αὐτῷ εἶπεν· Διδάσκαλε, τί ἀγαθὸν ποιήσω ἵνα σχῶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον“; (GNT)
"And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?" (KJV)

Matthew 19:17
“ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Τί με ἐρωτᾷς περὶ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ; Εἷς ἐστὶν ὁ ἀγαθός· εἰ δὲ θέλεις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ζωήν, τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς”.(GNT)
"And he said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good?› [there is] ‹none good but one,› [that is], ‹God: but if thou wilt enter into 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, keep the commandments.›" (KJV)

In Jesus' response, the word "ζωήν" translates to "life," while the young man asked about "ζωὴν αἰώνιον," meaning "eternal life." If Jesus meant that keeping the commandments would grant eternal life, why would He omit the crucial word "αἰώνιον"? Letting go of our biased interpretation, we see that Jesus meant, "If you want to enter life, keep the commandments." This is similar to God's instruction to Moses in Deuteronomy 5:29: "Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!" In other words, keeping the commandments leads to blessings in life.

With this understanding, we can easily comprehend the young man's follow-up question in Matthew 19:18-20: "Which ones?" he inquired. Jesus replied, "‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’" The young man said, "𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤?" It is because Jesus' initial response did not fully address how to attain eternal life, that the young man continued to ask 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

We all know the story's conclusion: "Jesus answered, 'If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.' When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.'" (Matthew 19:21-24, NIV)

Thus, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. So how can we attain eternal life? Jesus tells us, "And 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞." (Matthew 19:29, NIV)

In Matthew 8:21-22, Jesus further emphasizes this principle from a different angle: "Another disciple said to him, 'Lord, first let me go and bury my father.' But Jesus told him, 'Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'" How can “the dead” bury the dead? Jesus means that those who are preoccupied with worldly possessions, emotions, and fame and cannot follow Him can not get external life. They will eventually die like everyone else.

Today most people are wealthier than the rich man in Jesus' time. We worry daily about our possessions, emotions, and fame, and we chase after more. Can we enter the kingdom of heaven? Clearly not. 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

07/07/2024

If you frequently move the glass of stream water, can the impurities settle? No. So, during deep prayer, the body must remain still.

If you were asked to hold a piece of paper up without moving, how long could you hold it? It seems simple, but over time, it becomes very difficult.

Since deep prayer should last at least 30 minutes, choose a comfortable position to avoid physical discomfort that might distract you. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐮𝐩, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐲; 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐒𝐨, 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝.

Finally, prayer often starts comfortably but might not remain so. Though each person's experience varies, generally two scenarios arise: First, your mind might wander to daily worries. Many people have many concerns that they can initially ignore but eventually cannot resist thinking about, causing restlessness. Remember Jesus' example and be patient. Second, physical discomfort can make you restless. Even the most comfortable position can be hard to maintain for an hour. This too requires patience. Always remember Jesus endured the cross for us, so we should endure this small discomfort. With consistent practice, these difficulties will diminish, enabling us to pray deeply for long periods, enhancing our communication with God, and possibly achieving deep communication like Jesus.

I suggest you take some time to try it. If you succeed, you will have gained a priceless treasure; if you don't succeed, there is no harm, right? Give yourself a chance. May the Lord guide you. Amen.

07/07/2024

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫

Have you ever noticed that water in a stream appears very clear at first glance, but if you scoop it into a glass and hold it up to the sunlight, you’ll see impurities? The same goes for our minds. Often, we think we have no distracting thoughts, but when we try to focus during prayer, we find our minds filled with various thoughts and worries. So, how can we achieve a deeply calm state of mind? It's simple. Just as the impurities in the glass of water will settle if the glass is left undisturbed, our thoughts will settle if we remain still.

Simply keeping our minds still for a period will allow distracting thoughts to settle, and we will achieve a deep state of calm. When starting to pray, we can focus on our breathing—take deep breaths and exhale slowly to help calm down. Stop our thoughts and focus on the prayer, think of each word clearly, speak each word clearly, and listen to each word clearly. Gradually, like the glass of stream water, our distracting thoughts will reduce, and our minds will become increasingly calm. Achieving deep calmness of mind takes time, especially for those new to deep prayer. Each prayer session should last at least 30 minutes, ideally an hour, and it’s best to practice daily.

Stay tuned for more insights on deep prayer in our upcoming posts!

04/07/2024

"𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝." - 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝟓:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟔

Why did Jesus choose to pray alone rather than leading His followers in prayer? Why did He retreat to the wilderness so often? Is there a profound secret hidden in Jesus’ actions?

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 - 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓) 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:

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04/07/2024

In Mark 14:32-42 (NIV), we read about Jesus' time in Gethsemane:
"They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, 'Sit here while I pray.' He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 'My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,' he said to them. 'Stay here and keep watch.' Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 'Abba, Father,' he said, 'everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.' Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. 'Simon,' he said to Peter, 'are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.' Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. Returning the third time, he said to them, 'Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!'"

Jesus instructed His disciples to keep watch and pray so that they would not fall into temptation. Therefore, the key to staying awake during deep prayer is to remain vigilant. In summary:

𝐁𝐲
(𝟏) 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝
(𝟐) 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫
𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝.

To strengthen our communication with God or achieve a deep connection similar to that of Jesus, we also need to follow these two keys.

I hope you enjoy this post. We'll continue to share more details about deep prayer in upcoming posts, so stay tuned!

04/07/2024

In Luke 9:28-35 (NIV), we read about a remarkable event: "About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, 'Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.' (He did not know what he was saying.) While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.'"

During this profound moment of prayer, Jesus' appearance changed, and Moses, Elijah, and God Himself appeared. If Jesus could perform this miracle surrounded by many believers, wouldn’t that be even more impactful? Yet, Jesus chose to climb the mountain with His disciples to pray. This miracle underscores that even Jesus needed a deeply quiet environment to communicate profoundly with God.

Interestingly, the Bible notes that the disciples became very sleepy during this intense prayer session. Deep prayer can indeed lead to drowsiness. How, then, can we stay awake during deep prayer? We can find insights from the account of Jesus' last night before His crucifixion. More on this in our next post.

04/07/2024

Luke 6:12-13 (NIV) tells us, "One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles."

Before selecting the twelve apostles, Jesus went to the mountainside and prayed all night. This shows that the apostles were chosen by God, not by Jesus alone. To ensure he knew God's will without error, Jesus sought solitude to pray deeply and hear God clearly.

Why did Jesus need to withdraw to the mountains? Comparing a noisy environment with a silent mountain, we see that noise can disrupt our peace and concentration, making it hard to pray deeply. In contrast, the quiet of the mountains, especially at night, allows for a profoundly calm and focused state of mind.

Even Jesus needed a silent, peaceful environment to achieve deep communication with God. This deep prayer is something that noisy surroundings cannot provide. The power of such deep prayer was magnificently demonstrated on the Mount of Transfiguration.

Let’s follow Jesus’ example and seek quiet places for our prayers, allowing us to connect more deeply with God.

04/07/2024

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.(Luke 5:15-16)

Why did Jesus choose to pray alone rather than leading His followers in prayer? Why did He retreat to the wilderness so often? There is a profound secret hidden in Jesus’ actions.

Jesus’ example teaches us the importance of seeking solitude to connect deeply with God. In the quietness of lonely places, free from distractions, He found strength and guidance. This practice allowed Him to remain centered on His divine mission.

Let’s reflect on this and consider incorporating solitary prayer into our own lives. Sometimes, stepping away from the noise allows us to hear God’s voice more clearly.

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