OUR DAILY BREAD: QUIET TIMES

[cimi]

February 27
Friday


QUIET TIMES

READ:
Psalm 23:1-3;
Mark 6:30-32
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Be still, and know
that I am God.
__Psalm 46:10
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My friend Mary told me that she had always valued the time she spent fishing with her dad. Not being a fishing aficionado myslef, I was curious about what she found so enjoyable. "I just like being with my dad," she said. "So you just fish and talk?" I asked her. "Oh, no, we don't really talk," she said. "We just fish."

It wasn't the conversation--it was the company.

Did you ever think about how much time we spend talking? In what we like to call our "quiet time" with God, we usually fill in any silence with out prayers. But do we ever practice just being "still"?

God said, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10). When Jesus noticed that the disciples were so busy that they didn't even have time to eat, He told them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while" (Mark 6:31). When we leave the distractions of life behind, we can more easily rest and refocus on God.

Are you allowing quiet moments alone with God to be a part of your life? Do you desire for Him to restore your soul? (Ps. 23:1-3). Let Him teach you how to "be still." And listen when Jesus invites you: "Come aside with Me and rest a while." __Cindy Hess Kasper
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`````````````````The quiet times we spend with God```````````````
```````````````````````In solitude and prayer```````````````````
````````````````Will strengthen and restore our souls``````````````
`````````````````And help us sense His care. __Sper``````````````
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Quiet times with God
store up power for future emergencies.

**********Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 23:1-3; Mark 6:30-32******

Psalm 23

1 The LORD is my
shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He makes me to lie down
in green pastures; he leads
me beside the still waters.

3 He restores my soul; He
leads me in the paths of
righteousness for His
name's sake.

Mark 6

30 Then the apostles
gathered to Jesus and told
Him all things, both what
they had done and what
they had taught. 31 And he
said to them, "Come aside
by yourselves to a deserted
place and rest a while." For
there were many coming
and going, and they did not
even have time to eat. 32 So
they departed to a deserted
place in the boat by
themselves.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In calling His dsiciples to get away from the clamoring crowd, Jesus
was asking them to follow His example. Large crowds had come
to see Him (Luke 5:15). But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places
to pray (Matt. 14:23; Mark 1:35-37; 6:46; Luke 5:16). Gordon
MacDonald wrote, "Jesus knew His limits well. Strange as it may
seem, He knew what we conveniently forget: that time must be
properly budgeted for the gathering of inner strength and resolve
in order to compensate for one's weaknesses when spiritual warfare
begins." And that inner strength comes from communing with God.
(Ordering Your Private World, p.77). __Sim Kay Tee

[realtmg]

amen sis. It has to be quiet so I can listen to Him.
Thanks.
GBU

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