John 6:15 (NASB Strong's)
So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.
Subject: Alone time (Recovery)
Jesus did not need to recover!! That needs to be said before this blog is written. However, the fact that Jesus did get alone, is something we should take note of and attempt to mimic. In Matthew, Mark and John's account of the feeding of the 5,000, the next passage records Jesus going to the mountain to pray. In Luke 5:16 we read:
Luke 5:16 (NASB Strong's)
But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Note what the prophet Habakkuk writes when he pours his complaint out to God. He seeks a place to be alone with God to hear God's voice:
Habakkuk 2:1 (ESV Strong's)
I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
After Elijah defeated, through God's power, the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel, he fled into the wilderness. He actually fell into a state of depression. This happened after he a miraculous event. Seeking a time alone with God to hear from God is the point. Jesus went to the mountain to pray!! He wanted to be in communion with the Father. "Alone time" is not about me!! Alone time is about connecting with God! We must all get away to re-charge our batteries. We do this in our own private place to find strength in God.
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