Mark 1:35 is one of those verses that bugs me, because I just can't live up to it. You know the verse, "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." Jesus was a busy man! He was out teaching and doing miracles and serving God, and yet, even HE knew that He needed to spend time with His heavenly Father. At least I can find some comfort in the fact that the disciples were all looking for Him, so perhaps this wasn't a daily habit. Before an extra busy day, He knew He needed some focused time with His Father.For me, the killer here is the "very early in the morning" part, but the key is spending time with God. Regardless of the time of day, Jesus "got up, and got out!"
In this short verse we see that if you want to spend some quality time with God, you need to have the discipline to:
a) Get Up
b) Get Away and
c) Get Alone
If Jesus needed focused time during a busy season to spend with His Father, we do too! As you gear up for the busy fall, perhaps you need to pull away - even if it means everyone will be looking for you!
