A full schedule has room for the Father too.
He withdrew to pray
Luke highlights Jesus' constant habit of returning to the secret place amid growing demand
This short devotional is about prayer, from Luke 5:16.
Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
Luke 5:16
The scene
At the Lake of Gennesaret, the crowds pressed in on Jesus to hear the word of God. Nearby, fishermen were washing their nets after a night of catching nothing. Later, in one of the towns, He touched a man with leprosy and healed him.
His fame kept spreading more and more, and great crowds gathered to hear Him and be healed. But He withdrew to the deserts and prayed there.
Jesus only withdrew to pray when there was little work.
His fame grew and the crowds increased, and that was when Jesus withdrew to pray.
The Son who sought the Father in the desert gave His life for us and brought us to Him. On the fullest day, the Father welcomes us. Rest in that love.
In our day
Our schedule fills up too: work, home, messages that never stop, people who need us. And prayer is usually the first thing to leave the day.
With crowds around Him, Jesus withdrew to pray. A quiet corner, a walk, the phone far away: that can already be our desert, the place to meet the Father whom He sought.
Peace. The crowds pressed around Jesus to hear the word of God (Luke 5:1).
The word of God still reaches whoever stops and listens. Rejoice in that voice and speak with the Father unhurried.
Gratitude. The crowds pressed around Jesus to hear the word of God (Luke 5:1).
The word of God still reaches whoever stops and listens. Rejoice in that voice and speak with the Father unhurried.
Relief. The crowds pressed around Jesus to hear the word of God (Luke 5:1).
The word of God still reaches whoever stops and listens. Rejoice in that voice and speak with the Father unhurried.
Weariness. Jesus calls the weary and burdened, and He Himself gives rest (Matthew 11:28).
Weariness does not keep us from Jesus: the weary are exactly the ones He calls near. Rest in Him and tell the Father what weighs on you.
Overload. Jesus calls the weary and burdened, and He Himself gives rest (Matthew 11:28).
Weariness does not keep us from Jesus: the weary are exactly the ones He calls near. Rest in Him and tell the Father what weighs on you.
Longing. Jesus calls the weary and burdened, and He Himself gives rest (Matthew 11:28).
Weariness does not keep us from Jesus: the weary are exactly the ones He calls near. Rest in Him and tell the Father what weighs on you.
Today, when the day gets tight, I will step away from the noise for a moment and pray to the Father in silence.
Jesus gives rest to whoever comes to Him.
Jesus was the busiest of all, and He was the one who withdrew most to pray. A full schedule is not an excuse, it is a reason.
Cordeiro Devocional
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