This morning's devotional from Streams in the Desert said it far better than I:
"He went out to the field one evening to meditate (Genesis 24:63)
We would be better Christians if we spent more time alone, and we would actually accomplish more if we attempted less and spent more time in isolation and quiet waiting upon God. The world has become too much a part of us, and we are afflicted with the idea that we are not accomplishing anything unless we are always busily running back and forth. We no longer believe in the importance of a calm retreat where we sit silently in the shade. As the people of God, we have become entirely too practical. We believe in having 'all our irons in the fire' and all the time we spend away from the anvil or fire is wasted time. Yet our time is never more profitably spent than when we set aside time for quiet meditation, talking with God, and looking up to heaven. We can never have too many of these open spaces in life — hours set aside when our soul is completely open and accessible to any heavenly thought or influence that God may be pleased to send our way…….."
If this excerpt from the December 24th Streams in the Desert spoke to you as it spoke to me, take some time to read the whole devotional. It will prepare you for the day we celebrate tomorrow; the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ……Immanuel..
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