“A Mark 1:35 Solitary Place,” "A Secret Space," "A Closet" for Prayer (5.22.22)

Sisters & Brothers, 
Jesus not only had a favorite time for private prayer (early in the morning), but He was always able, even in the midst of His travels, to find “a solitary place” (Mark 1:35) for prayer.

In the busiest seasons of His Life, Jesus would rob Himself of sleep and needed rest, in order that He might have the quiet and unhurried place and space for prayer.

In His Ministry, Jesus mentioned the prayer “closet” (KJV) or “a secret place” (Matthew 6:6). The word rendered “closet” originally signified a storeroom; and that word has the same root word as the word “to cut” or “divide.” It may have referred to a sectioning-off of a corner of the large room in which the family lived. In that private place, supplies were kept for the needs of the family. While this word eventually came to be used for any place of privacy, the “supply room” would also speak to the storehouse of GOD’s resources available to us through personal prayer.
 
For Jesus the place was not as important as the purpose.

Namely to get away from the routine and the interruptions and spend time alone with the Father.

There are no sacred places, just places that become sacred because of what happens there between a person and GOD.

It will be of great benefit to you if you can designate a location for personal prayer. If you are not able to do this, then, like Jesus, you should seek some temporary, “solitary places.”
 

~ Let Us Pray ~

Father GOD,

You supply all of my needs.  I trust in You.

Give me a deep desire to meet with You in the solitary places where I won’t be disturbed by the busyness of the life around me. Show me how to allow the ordinary spaces in my life to become holy, and set apart, because You come to meet me there! 

May the time I spend with You, in the closet, allow the Holy Spirit to transform me from the inside out! 

Amen.  Yes & Amen.  Amen