Alone Time

"When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you." Matthew 6:6

There is nothing like having the undivided attention of someone you love or respect. There is no price we wouldn’t pay to have a private meeting with someone who holds an esteemed title or a powerful position, or has access to a network we’d like to reach.

That is why it is so incredible how little effort, interest, or commitment we place on making and keeping an appointment with the King of kings.

To have an audience with the King of kings is the privilege of every child of God…but most of us – and this is not an exaggeration – are either too busy, too tired, or too lazy to pray. We resist setting aside time to be alone with God. Why? It is not convenient. Also, we’ve lost the awe-inspiring image of a personal, powerful God who waits for us…

We miss so much power, passion, and purpose when we do not make time daily to hear His voice and respond to Him with immediate acts of love and obedience.

Corrie ten Boom, Holocaust survivor, said, “Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees.” Will you make an appointment with the King today – and every day for the rest of your life? If so, put it on your calendar. If not, you must ask yourself, Why not?

Exert from "Sacred Obsession Devotional" by Becky Tirabassi