Come Ye Yourselves Apart

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for May 25
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"Come Ye Yourselves Apart"

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine
heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Ps. 27:14.

No other life was ever so crowded with labor and responsibility as was
that of Jesus, yet how often He was found in prayer! How constant was
His communion with God! . . . As one with us, a sharer in our needs and
weaknesses, He was wholly dependent upon God, and in the secret place of
prayer He sought divine strength that He might go forth braced for duty
and trial. In a world of sin Jesus endured struggles and torture of
soul. In communion with God He could unburden the sorrows that were
crushing Him. . . .

In Christ the cry of humanity reached the Father of infinite pity. As a
man He supplicated the throne of God till His humanity was charged with
a heavenly current that should connect humanity with divinity. Through
continual communion He received life from God, that He might impart life
to the world. His experience is to be ours. "Come ye yourselves apart"
(Mark 6:31), He bids us. If we would give heed to His Word we should be
stronger and more useful. . . . If today we would take time to go to
Jesus and tell Him our needs we should not be disappointed; He would be
at our right hand to help us. . . .

In all who are under the training of God is to be revealed a life that
is
not in harmony with the world, its customs, or its practices, and
everyone needs to have a personal experience in obtaining a knowledge of
the will of God. We must individually hear Him speaking to the heart.
When every other voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait before Him,
the silence of the soul makes more distinct the voice of God. He bids
us, "Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10). Here alone can true
rest be found. And this is the effectual preparation for all who labor
for God. Amid the hurrying throng and the strain of life's intense
activities, the soul that is thus refreshed will be surrounded with an
atmosphere of light and peace. The life will breathe out fragrance and
will reveal a divine power that will reach men's hearts.

>From Devotional: Our Father Cares, p. 135, 136.