Monday, January 28, 2008 9:25 PM
posted by Aric Thorpe
Father, what should we do today? Part One
Prioritizing one’s life and developing a schedule, is not as simple as one might think. As human beings, our hearts are pulled in an hundred different directions at any given time, which can greatly dictate what we consider to be a priority an in turn effect our schedule and the way we organize our lives. So then, it is of the utmost importance when planning our day to put Jesus Christ and God the Father at the center of, as the foundation of, our scheduling. We need to purposely, when organizing, consider the time that we spend with God so that we may draw upon the strength, wisdom, intervention, infilling, that so exclusively determines the personal and professional victories in our lives. Americans are so capitalistically minded, so industrialized / mechanized for financial performance, and so much of our planning revolves around that kind of thinking. So then, the first step in revamping our priorities is to purposely consider time with the Father, our source of strength, joy, wisdom, fellowship, love, and ultimately victory over all things.
Secondly, it is important to define what we consider time to be. I believe that the time we schedule on a daily basis with the Father needs to equate to intimacy. Can intimacy be achieved in a five-minute prayer before going to bed? I don’t think so, not that five minute prayers don’t have their place; however, we should allot enough time for real intimacy with the Father. So then, I define time as more significant than a passing prayer, a drive through request, and as enough time to create an atmosphere of intimacy, to press into the things of God. We will only ever have as much of Him as we want and allot time for.
Our time with the Father needs to be in the form of time“s.” This means that we need to schedule time with Him continually. Just as our bodies grow weak without food, our spirits can grow weak when we do not spend consistent time with the Father. The scriptures refer several times to the frequency / consistency with which men of God would fellowship with the Father. Here are some scriptures that provide a record of times in which men of God, and Jesus, the Son of God, would pray:
Jesus, our Lord and Savior:
Mark 1:35, “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.”
Daniel:
Daniel 6:10, “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
David:
Psalms 5:3, “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”
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