In Solitude and Prayer

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.  But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

- Luke 5: 15-16

Despite the limelight, Jesus chose to be solitary.  Despite being as the crowd attraction, He chose to be alone and to commune with God through prayer.  After a day's work in His ministry, He never failed to pray to His Father in heaven; before the day started, He recharged His Spirit through prayer. He often did that -- being alone to pray.

Not Bound by Time

There is just a slice or two out of twenty-four hours I spend sitting in front of my desk, looking out the window, and then pondering. I just love doing it. Pondering and asking gazillion questions to myself and to God.

TIME as defined by dictionary.com is [1] the length of all existence, past, present, and future; [2] limited or particular period of time; [3] era.

A moment ago, thoughts came to me, "Why did God put me in this era? Why was I born in this time and not during 1800's or during Jesus' time? Why am I alive now? In this century?"  It's those questions I ask myself that only God could answer. And why should I even question God with those?  It is His prerogative. Well, a number of my questions (mostly out of curiosity or ignorance) are left unanswered. But what amazes me is that every question I have in mind points out to Him. It's not about me after all. It's about Him.

God is not bound by time.  To Him, time is nothing.  Before time began He already existed.  We cannot limit God with time. He knows the past, the present, and the future.  Even the psalmist said that a thousand years is like a day to God.

When Jesus died, He died once and for all.  His death had the lifesaving power during the era when He was here on earth, AND it has the same lifesaving power even in this generation. Why? Because God is not bound by time.

I also wonder, "How could God listen to millions of people praying to Him at a time?" For Him, it is possible for He is God. He is not bound by time, and  He exists beyond space and time. To God, a day is like a thousand years in His sight indeed. We move and live in accordance with time.  We are bound by a finite time. God is not.  And it is awesome to know that God works beyond time, and He concurrently works in us according to His timetable.

 

How does God's timetable look like?  The answer? We have a glimpse of it in the Bible.  His timetable is spread throughout His Word.

God never fails to give me a jaw-dropping expression on my face of His glory and majesty.  This is God -- Timeless. Not bound by anything.

Glory to You, God!


[Journal entry: October 15, 2011]