Matthew 14
Go to a Solitary Place!
This morning we are in Matthew 14. Listen to verse 13, “When Jesus heard about what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.” John the Baptist had just been unjustly executed by King Herod. Jesus took time alone to grieve, to be with God.
Are you grieving right now? Exhausted and worn from being in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, with a constant barrage of feeds and needs pressing on you? The emotional weight of this moment is heavy. There is a persistent grief in this time that I have to continually bring to the Lord.
Jesus prioritized time for prayer. Jesus made this a pattern of His life: To seek His Father in prayer, apart from the opinions of people and the onslaught of demands. This is an essential rhythm of life that must be prioritized and protected or it won’t happen. This is one of the rhythms of the easy yoke of Jesus, a lifestyle pattern of Jesus’ grace-paced life.
Seize the moment to slow down and find your value and worth, not in productivity, but in relationship with the God who loves you and desires to draw close to you. He is inviting you to “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10).
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