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Jan 2, 2023 · But if we are not right with God first, none of these relationships will be healthy and satisfying. Through being alone, God teaches us that we need him first and foremost. 2. To Teach You that You Are Never Abandoned If You Remain with God. If you are not secure in God first, you will always be terrified of being abandoned by others.
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John heard God’s words in the solitude of the wilderness,...
- Solitude
Jan 4, 2022 · We will hunger and thirst for righteousness, and we will be filled (Matthew 5:6). Perhaps the best reason for us to spend time alone with God is to follow biblical examples. In the Old Testament, we see God call prophets to come to Him alone. Moses met with God alone at the burning bush and then on Mt. Sinai.
It is important to spend time alone with God because God is the source of our strength and we need His strength to fight the spiritual battles of our lives (Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Peter 5:8–9). A Christian has three enemies—the world, the flesh, and the Devil (Galatians 4:3; 5:17; James 4:7).
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David was experiencing a season of desperation when he composed Psalm 62. David had many desperate experiences during his lifetime. He lived in a brutal age and endured tremendous pressures. He lived much of his adult life with the threat of death looming like a shadow over him. He lived for years as a fugitive, fleeing King Saul’s paranoia. He liv...
But what was David feeling in the midst of those desperate experiences? Here’s how he described it in this psalm: David didn’t seem to be feeling like his faith was growing stronger. He was feeling weak and vulnerable and fragile. He felt like an old stone wall, bowing out and ready to crumble. He felt like a rickety old fence that could easily top...
David shows us by putting on a clinic in Psalm 62. He preaches to his troubled, weak, vulnerable, fragile soul (and ours): This is David’s way of saying what the sons of Korah said in Psalms 42and 43: David is telling his soul to remember the source of his hope: God. More precisely, what God had promised him. It’s true that David’s experience was u...
David took refuge not only in the promises God made specifically to him. He took refuge in the entire revealed word of God that had been provided up to that point. That’s why in Psalm 19, David spoke of every word of God’s special revelation as having power to revive the soul, rejoice the heart, enlighten the eyes, and reward those who keep them (P...
The truth is that these seasons of desperation really teach us what trust means, and they train us to actually trust in God. They force David’s words to be more than just words to us: Desperation is not only one of the most effective instructors in trusting God; it is also one of the most effective instructors in the school of prayer. Few things mo...
Jan 4, 2022 · Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him.” We see examples of God’s people practicing solitude in the Bible. For instance, Moses met regularly with the Lord at the tabernacle (Exodus 33:7, 11). God spoke with Elijah (1 Kings 19) and Jacob (Genesis 32:24–32) while these men were alone.
Aug 6, 2020 · And like Christ, we will do well to make God’s own words, in the Bible, to be the leading edge of our own seeking to draw near to him. At the very outset of his public ministry, Jesus retreated to the wilderness, and there, in the culminating temptations before the devil himself, he leaned on what is written (Matthew 4:4, 6–7, 10; Luke 4:4, 8, 10).
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Jan 4, 2022 · Depending on God alone does not mean we act foolishly. Jesus did not need to jump off the pinnacle of the temple to “prove” that He depended on God (Matthew 4:5–7). There is a difference between trusting God and putting God to the test. Depending on God alone doesn’t mean we dispense with God’s gifts.
