The Father's Menu

The Father's Menu

Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Saturday, September 2, 2023

WHAT IS QUIET TIME?

Quiet time is an important part of a Christian’s everyday life, for this is when he goes to a comfortable and rather secluded place where he can draw close to God with no distractions. It should be a place where there are no interruptions from TV, telephone, family member interactions or traffic noises, in other words, silence. A quiet time is a set-aside time of the day for a meeting between a believer and God. It consists of reading a part of the Bible of the believer’s own choosing and praying.

Every believer needs a quiet time with the Lord. If Jesus Himself needed it, how much more do we? Jesus frequently moved away from the others to commune with His Father regularly, as the following Scriptures tell us: “Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray’” (Matthew 26:36). “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed” (Mark 1:35) If Jesus needed the quiet time, a man who was fully God and fully man, then we need the quiet time much more.

The length of the quiet time does not matter, but it should be enough time to meditate on what was read and then pray about it or anything else that comes to mind. Drawing near to God is a rewarding experience, and once a regular habit of quiet time is created, a specific time for study and prayer is eagerly looked forward to. If our schedules are so full and pressing that we feel we cannot carve out some time daily to meet with our heavenly Father, then we need to revise our schedule to eliminate some of the unnecessary “busyness” of the day.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, help me to seek you daily, help me to love your presence, in Jesus name, Amen.

Further Reading:

Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.”

Matthew 6:6 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Read through the bible in 1 year: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3:22 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Psalm 46:1-11 Proverbs 22:15

Read through the bible in 2 years: 2 Chr 9 & Ps 59