But you, when you
pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father
who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret
will reward you openly.
Matthew 6:6
يرى في الخفاء يجازيك علانية .
We need seclusion in order to effectively meditate. We learn this from Jesus’ actions, as He would go alone away from His disciples and spend time with The Father. We also learn it from His teachings. In teaching the disciples how to pray, Jesus told them to go into their rooms and close the door behind them. He knew that it was vital to take a break from the demands of life and spend time alone praying in order to truly commune with The Father.
Our world works against this need. We are captive to
mobile phones, e-mails, social media and
other technological advances which have brought us the blessing—and the
curse—of constant communication.
At some point every day we need to turn off the TV,
mobile phone, and computer, and simply listen for God’s voice. Our schedules
will not surrender time easily however we need to put first things first,
schedule our priorities and create a daily block of time for the Lord.
I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and
love. Lord, help me today and every day to set time aside to pray to
You, commune with You and hear Your voice. Teach me Lord to make this a
priority over the countless voices demanding my attention. Lord You are my teacher and
guide, help me to stop, pray, listen, and hear Your voice distinctively
today and every day. In Jesus’ mighty name I pray. To Jesus be the
power, the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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