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Solitude
“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed” (Mark 1:35).
Loneliness and solitude are two different things. While the feeling of loneliness is never pleasant, yet solitude, (being alone with the Lord), is not only a privilege but essential to spiritual growth and power in our Christian life and testimony. The Lord as the perfect man gives us this wonderful example. In the midst of His teaching, preaching, and busy days of service, He found time to be in a “solitary place,” in private prayer and communion with His God.
If you want to have effective service for the Lord with spiritual fruit and blessing, you must spend quiet time alone in His company. It is good to have a designated place where you can slip away sometime during the day and be in solitude with Him. Another example in the life of the Lord is after He fed the multitude:
“And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, He was there alone” (Matthew 14:23).
Will you spend some solitary time in this way today?
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