TO MEET WITH ME
Today's reading: Numbers 3, Mark 9:14-50, Psalm 48:1-8

"Leaving that region they traveled through Galilee. Jesus tried to avoid all publicity in order to spend more time with his disciples and teach them..." Mark 9:30-31 NLT

The large crowds didn't unnerve Jesus.

The cold, stony synagogues didn't unsettle Him.

The throngs of strangers didn't make Him nervous.

The overwhelming needs of the people didn't leave Him wringing His hands in contemplation.

It's just that He knew the disciples needed some one-on-one time with Him.

I guess that's why He meets with me each and every morning in my prayer chair.

He knows I need Him.

Sure, the stadiums can hold great speakers who present God's Word in amazing ways and God show up there--but in my prayer chair, it's just He and I.

The mega churches can invite God into their midst and He show up and do miraculous things--but in my prayer chair, He does those works, too.

At 5:00am in a small town in southern Illinois, before the rest of the world is up and going, God chooses to meet with me in my worn out with frayed upholstery and broken coils prayer chair.

So if He's going to make the effort, I'm going to listen! I'm going to dig into His Word! I'm going to present to Him all I can and lean in to see if He gives instruction, insight or peace while I wait.

All because He wants to spend more time with me and teach me.