Daily Thoughts

In the P of GP we read that it is not good for man to be alone so God made a helpmeet for Adam.  A man should leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh.  Moses 3:18, 21-24 "And I, the Lord God, said unto mine Only Begotten, that it was not good that the man should be alone; wherefore, I will make an help meet for him. And I, the Lord God, caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and he slept, and I took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in the stead thereof;  And the rib which I, the Lord God, had taken from man, made I a woman, and brought her unto the man.  And Adam said: This I know now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of man.  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.

In the New Testament we read that the world hates and fights true religion and persecutes the followers of Christ, just like they persecuted Him. Those who hate Christ hate the Father also, and hate those who follow them.  John 15:18-25 "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.  If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.  Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.  But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.  He that hateth me hateth my Father also.  If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.  But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause."

A verse with a thought booklet tells us that Jesus went out into a mountain to pray, and continued to pray to God all night long.  We learn several things from this short verse.  First, we see that if Jesus felt the need to pray, how much more do we need to pray to God.  Second, we see that He went some place where he could have peace and solitude to say His prayers.  We can concentrate better on our prayers if we're not distracted by noise and interference.  And third, we see that He prayed all night long.  How much time do we spend in prayer?  Do we really pour our hearts out to God, or do we say a few routine words out of habit without really even thinking about what we're saying?  If we follow the example of Jesus, we'll make the time to pray and find a place where we can be undisturbed.  If this was important for Jesus, it is important for us.  Luke 6:12 "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God."