In this segment of the Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 Project, we are still implementing soap but in a “devotional manner.” We will still look at the text and draw our observations from the text and seek to apply faithfully. However, the whole segment will be done in a prayerful manner, seeking to engage our hearts and our minds upon Christ and His truth.
SOAP: Read Scripture > Observations on the Context > Apply Faithfully > Pray the Scripture
Jesus Secludes Himself
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
After that great miracle, Jesus still not only needs to have some time to let things sink in, but to rest from such ministry labors and so He sends His disciples away and commands them to go to the others side Jesus prays and communes with the Father. We should learn from Jesus’ example—always run to spend time with the Father when things are spinning out of control and you are weary; but don’t lose your love along the way. Be willing to be “moved with compassion even in the midst of your way to rest and fellowship with the Lord.