Don’t Forget to Plug Into the Charger
“However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”
Luke 5:15-16
I forgot to plug my work tablet into a charger last night. Fortunately, it has enough “juice” to get me through this work day.
What if I forget to do it tonight, and for the next 3 or 4 days? You’re right. It will eventually run out of battery and I won’t be able to use it.
Sometimes we get so busy and distracted that we forget to plug ourselves into the charger. I’m talking about our “Spiritual charger,” our time alone with God in prayer.
Have you noticed that there are some quick battery chargers, and some that charge slowly?
Certainly quick prayers help, especially in time of need, but we also need to slow down, take a deep breath, and listen for the still small voice of God.
Jesus made a priority of spending time in prayer with the Father. He did this in spite of being so busy teaching and healing folks.
Jesus said He does what the Father tells Him to do.
“But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do….”
John 14:31
I’m sure that this guidance took place when He spent time alone with the Father.
Jesus once spent the whole night in prayer, and the next morning, chose the 12 apostles.
Important decisions need to be made only after spending time in prayer.
Prayer helps us to abide in Jesus:
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5
We can do nothing without being “plugged into”/ abiding in Him.
Also, our minds need to be rebooted, refreshed and renewed by God.
Paul tells us:
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Romans 12:2
This renewal can occur as we spend time alone with the Father.
