John 6:14-15 (NIV)
14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
For the wrong purposes the people approached Jesus. They
saw the miracles he performed and knew him to be a prophet, but they did not
understand His mission and therefore came to force Him to act as king. Jesus
knew their hearts and withdrew to be alone by himself where he could spend time
alone in thought and in prayer.
If you were doomed to live the same life over and over
again for eternity, would you choose the life you are living now? The question
is interesting enough, but I've always thought the point of asking it is really
the unspoken, potentially devastating follow-up question. That is, if the
answer is no, then why are you living the life you are living now? Stop making
excuses, and do something about it. [William Alexander, The $64 Tomato
(Algonquin Books, 2007), p. 245]
Sometimes we need to just step back from life for a bit
and examine what is taking place in our lives. While Jesus did a lot to serve
others He never hesitated to step back and take a little time to think
through things and pray to The Father for guidance. Let us learn to do the same
in our lives.
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