ALONE WITH GOD

Wednesday October 22^nd, 2025

Meditate on Luke 4:42^NLT

« Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. The crowds searched everywhere for Him, and when they finally found Him, they begged Him not to leave them »

Read Psalm 84:1-12

¹How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!

² My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

³ Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they will still be praising You. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

⁶ As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain also covers it with pools.

⁷ They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.

⁸ O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

⁹ O God, behold our shield, and look upon the face of Your anointed.

¹⁰ For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

¹²  O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!

Understand

• The greatest experiences a person can have in life are drawn from the moments they spend alone with God.

Those are times when destinies are shaped.

If you look through the Scriptures and study people who achieved great feats for God, you will notice that all of them spent quality time alone with God.

In Exodus 24:18, Moses had been on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights spending time alone with God.

No wonder he is the only man who ever saw God.

After seeing the back of God in Exodus 33:23, the Bible says the glory that shone on his face was so bright that people could not look at him.

• That is what happens when you spend time with God: His glory rubs off on you and it is evident to everyone around you.

Many times when the Bible talks about Elijah, he was on the mountain top.

You go to the mountain top because you want to get away from where people are so that you can be alone with God.

What was the result of Elijah’s constant fellowship with God?

He could call down fire from heaven anytime he wanted.

He was also the first prophet to ever bring the dead back to life.

It is in those times that you spend with God that He enlarges your capacity to do greater things than you used to.

Joseph was a very busy man in Potiphar’s house, overseeing his master’s many great possessions. All that time that he was busy, he didn’t grow beyond being a dreamer. When he was locked up in prison however, he had time to be alone with God and grew from being a dreamer to becoming an interpreter of dreams.

Your greatest potential will only be realised when you spend quality time alone with God.

During Jesus’ earthly ministry, He never joked with His quiet time Luke 6:12, 21:37.

No wonder He was able to fulfil His destiny as tough as it was.

• Be intentional about spending quality time with God – praising Him, praying, fasting, studying and meditating on His word.

Don’t joke with your quiet time with God, it is your most important meeting every day.

Food for thoughts – How many minutes/hours do you spend alone with God daily?

Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG

Posted by Naomie Joseph

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