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Read Mark 1:35:
“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”
Read Luke 5:16:
“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”
Read Luke 6:12:
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.”
Read Luke 9:28-29:
“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.”
These four verses capture a dominant characteristic of the lifestyle of Jesus.
Anyone who spent any time at all with Jesus saw something unique in his daily
lifestyle. Jesus prayed. Not the perfunctory prayers of the Pharisees but the
passionate prayer of someone who knew God on intimate terms. It was no
wonder that the disciples approached him one time and asked him to teach
them to pray.
See Luke 11:1:
“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples’."
They had observed Jesus’ lifestyle of prayer for many months and had begun to realize the priority of prayer.
“A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household!”
In Luke 6:40, Jesus said: “…everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.” The Holy Spirit’s work is to
do exactly this - to train us to be like Christ - and that includes his lifestyle of prayer.
See Romans 8:29:
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”
Our aim is not simply to get you to “pray” or “read the Bible” each day. We are
seeking to help you develop a culture of intimacy with God.
Ø There is an intimacy to be found in prayer. When we pray, we are
not simply mouthing words to God. We are meeting with God in prayer.
Ø There is an intimacy to be found in God’s Word. When we read the
Bible, we are not simply reading ink on paper. We are meeting with God
in the pages of his Word.
This subtle difference between dry role-playing and the intimacy of a Christ-like lifestyle of prayer is
the foundation upon which a vibrant prayer life is built. But be warned! Discovering the excitement
of prayer can be addictive!
Putting It Into Practice: In your devotions this morning, read Psalm 1. As you read, talk to the Lord about the content of this psalm. Let God’s Word shape your conversation with him. Now read the psalm again, allowing the Lord to speak to your heart. Remember: your goal is intimacy, not information.
Memory Verse:
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:105
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