Devotion of the Day

Luke 21:37-38

Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.

Additional Verses

📖 Exodus 34:29-35; 1 Kings 19:1-18; Luke 21:34-38

As a child of God, always take time to be quiet in the presence of the LORD. In other words find time to listen to God in order that He may speak to you through His Word. This is what the LORD is saying to you in Joshua 1 verse 8, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.” When you hear from God through His Word and you do what the Word says, you will make your way prosperous and you will have good success. After Moses spent forty days and forty nights in the presence of God, he received the Law of God which prospered him to lead the children of Israel through the wilderness. Spending time in His presence means you will not be talking but hearing from Him as He instructs you through His Word. His Word brings His glory and beauty into your life. Listen to what happened to Moses after he spent forty days and forty nights quietly in the presence of the LORD according to Exodus 34:29-30, “Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.” Taking time to be quiet in the presence of the LORD illuminates your spirit, soul and body. In order that you may lead a health spiritual life, you must have quiet time in the presence of the LORD. This is quality time you have in the presence of your Father in Heaven. Great men in the Bible always had special retreats away from the people in order to spend quality time with God. During the quiet time you meditate upon the Word of God and you can actually hear God talking to you through His Word. You will also be able to hear God giving you responses to all the problems you may be facing in life. It is during quiet time in the presence of God that God will also increase you in spiritual wisdom and you will thus be increased in spiritual insight. It is further during quiet time that God will also increase you in spiritual gifts so that you will be able to do His work effectively and efficiently. Just as Moses’ skin was shining before the Israelites, your life will also shine before all those you associate with. Spending time in His presence edifies your spirit making you a spiritual giant. Once this happens, you will experience God’s blessings even in impossible situations. When you witness to others about Jesus Christ, you will discover that it will just be like breathing because of God’s presence in you. Spending quiet time in the presence of the LORD is a very vital ingredient for you to grow into a spiritual giant in the things of God. From today, make it therefore a habit to find quiet time in His presence as this is health to your spirit, soul and body. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear Father, l bless You and glorify Your name for giving me the opportunity to spend time with You. I ask that You speak to me today as I am listening.Help me to treasure the time that l spend with You because it is very precious. In Jesus’ name l pray. Amen.