October 14

"His Voice Today"

October 14

🔸️ Seek to be alone with God! 🔸️

Matthew 14:23 says about Lord Jesus, "After 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.". But, in today’s civilized World, it becomes more and more difficult to have a meditative life! Too many jobs and too many thoughts diverting us and destroying our “personal relationship with God”! All that really needs to happen to us is that before we meet this World we must go "first" to God, to get His power and to be renewed by it.

One devotee wrote about the time of meditation that "a wise soul rests in solitude." But where is the "loneliness" that we need to rest? Today's Science has given humanity worldly luxuries and surrounds his soul as if he could not able to live without embracing this world.

The advice of Bible verse, "Sit in your bed and meditate in your heart," is very wise and healthy. While the newspapers, mobile phones, radio and television surrounding us are the cause for our diversions, how can we adopt such healthy advices? 

In today's civilized World, the development of attractive amusements are like a tiger cub playing with us, lying on our lap, growing up... now we are surrounded by the danger of swallowing! Everything that seemed like a blessing to us, is now turning into curses!! There is not even a single "safety place" where the World is not penetrating!! That is why Paul said, "I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified" (1 Cor. 9:27).

If we are to move forward with God every day, we must move forward ignoring obstacles and luxuries. Without the cost of the Cross, we cannot walk in harmony with God!

Prayer:

Dear Father! What a deadly sinful world around us! It's enough to get victory over all the above and to have the relationship with You; give us the grace to find it every day! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Author:

 Brother Zac Poonen

Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".

From:-

https://t.me/hisvoicetoday