Hymn 249, “How Precious
Is the Word”
(Prayer)
Hymn 409, “Alone With
God”
Matthew 6:6 and Isaiah
6:20, the prayer Jesus gave was a morning prayer. Matthew 6:9-13, “Enter into thy closet
and shut the door” (verse 6).
Nature does not always make you closer with God (nor a closet). It’s
those sanctuary places. Shut out the distractions. Solitude before the
day breaks - God’s
perfect will… when we’re alone with God. There is the evening sanctuary, also. Process the day’s events and see
it in the light of Christ
and put it behind you. We can cry
out to the Lord there. Elijah
found an evening sanctuary (I Kings 18), bring the prophet of bail.
(?) Elijah called the people and he went to
God for prayer. Then, he slew the
prophets. Crucify thyself…deny
thyself because of what God is. II Kings 6, “open the young man’s eyes for he may see” - result of both sanctuaries. Psalms 65:8, leave the morning and rejoice in the evening. |