Tuesday August 19, 2014
'He
departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.' John 6:15 NKJV
Take Control of Your Life
The Bible says: 'When Jesus perceived that they were
about to come and take Him by force to make Him King, He departed again to the
mountain by Himself alone. Now when evening came, His disciples went down to
the sea, got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum... Then the
sea arose because a great wind was blowing. So when they had rowed about three
or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and
they were afraid. But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at
the land where they were going.' (John 6:15-21 NKJV) Notice three things in
this story: (1) The control Jesus exercised. People wanted to plan His life for
Him. Sound familiar? When that happened, 'He departed again to the mountain by
Himself alone.' Note the word 'again'. Spending time with God was something He
did regularly. Do you? (2) The criticism Jesus evoked. When the crowd wants to
make you 'King', it's hard for your ego to walk away. But Jesus did. Others
couldn't impose their will or agenda on Him. Why? Because He was committed to
doing the will of God and nothing else. (3) The communion Jesus enjoyed. He
emerged from a night of prayer empowered to walk on the water and subdue the
storm. If you want to succeed in life, there's only one source you can go to
for strength and guidance: God. Do you want to take control of your life?
That's how you do it!
Taken
from the Word For You Today devotional
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