26/12/2022
On different occasions, during His earthly ministry, our Lord Jesus Christ taught through His personal example and teachings the importance of daily communion with God (Mark 1:35). Though He is the Son of God and co-eternal with God, yet being human, He saw it necessary to commune with the father. To maintain the heavenly life in His soul, He continuously separated Himself from men to fellowship with God (Mark 1:35). His life of prayer attracted the attention of His disciples so much that they pleaded with Him to teach them how to pray. Despite His busy schedule, Christ set time apart to seek the will of God in prayer and support for His ministry. Multitude pressed hard on Him to hear Him and receive healing, yet He found time for quiet or secrets communion with God. If Christ needed to pray, how much more do we need to constantly be in communion with God ! It may cost us the sacrifice of night rest or our relationship with our friends and business or Christian activities, yet we must find time to be alone with God. Much discussions with man lead to spiritual leakage of spiritual power which is very dangerous to our spiritual life. It is from heaven alone that the power to live a heavenly life on earth can come. ''Christ-like praying in secret is the secret of Christ-like living in public ''. If we want to be like Christ, we must pray like Christ. ''Men ought always to pray and not to faint'', says the Lord Jesus. May God release the spirit of prayer upon your life today in Jesus name ! Amen