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October 31
Wednesday


THE QUIET
ROAD

READ:
Mark 6:30-46
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Come aside by
yourselves to a deserted
place and rest a while.
__ Mark 6:31
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Fifty miles west of Asheville, North Carolina, I turned off the busy highway and drove the remaining distance to the city on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. On that late October afternoon I drove slowly, stopping often to savior the mountain vistas and the last of the brilliant autumn leaves. The journey was not efficient in terms of getting to my destination quickly, but it was effective in restoring my soul.

The experience caused me to ask, "How often do I travel the quiet road with Jesus? Do I exit the fast lane of my responsibilities and concerns to focus my attention on Him for a tiime each day?"

After Jesus' disciples completed a demanding period of ministry, He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile" (Mark 6:31). Instead of a long vacation, they had only a short boat ride together before being thronged by the crowd. The disciples witnessed the compassion of the Lord and participaed with Him in meeting the needs of the multitudes (vv.33-43). When the long day finally ended, Jesus sought renewal in prayer with His heavenly Father (v.46).

Jesus our Lord is always with us whether life is hectic or calm, but there is great value in taking time each day to walk the quiet road with Him. __ David McCasland
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~There is a place of quiet rest,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Near to the heart of God;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~A place where sin cannot molest,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~Near to the heart of God. __McAfee~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Time spent with the Lord is always time well spent.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Mark 6:30-46**************

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."...

32 So they departed to a
deserted place in the boat by
themselves. 33 But the
multitudes saw them
departing, and...ran there
on foot... 34 And Jesus,
when He came out, saw a
great multitude and was
moved with compassion for
them....So He began to
teach them many things.

35 When the day was now
far spent, His disciples came
to Him and said, "This is a
deserted place, and already
the hour is late. 36 Send them
away, that they may go into
the surrounding country and
villages and buy themselves
bread..."

37 But He answered and
said to them, "You give them
something to eat." And they
said to Him, "Shall we go and
buy two hundred denarii
worth of bread and give
them something to eat?"

38 But He said to them,
"How many loaves do you
have? Go and see." And
when they found out they
said, "Five, and two fish."

39 Then He commanded
them to make them all sit
down in groups.... 41 And
when He had taken the five
loaves and the two fish, He
looked up to heaven, blessed
and broke the loaves, and
gave them to His disciples to
set before them; and the two
fish He divided among them
all. 42 So they all ate and
were filled. 43 And they took
up twelve baskets full of
fragments and of the fish.

44 Now those who had eaten
the loaves were about five
thousand men.

45 Immediately He made
His disciples get into the
boat and go before Him to
the mountain to pray.