Jason Helopoulos

Just an example, let me give you here from Psalm 63.

David, who is often the writer of our Psalms, says this in verses 5 through 8.

He says, My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food.

My mouth will praise you with joyful lips.

When I remember you upon my bed and meditate on you in the watches of the night.

For you've been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

My soul clings to you, your right hand upholds me.

We could turn to various passages like that in the Old Testament.

It's not just in the Old Testament, is it?

When we get to the New Testament, we find a man by the name of Cornelius.

They're in Acts, who we're told is a God-fearing man.

And he is praying constantly to God, and it's in one of those prayer times.

that the Lord reveals himself to Cornelius.

And following that, Peter is up on the roof, and as he is up on the roof praying, spending time with his God, he receives this word from God that he is to go and to minister the gospel to Cornelius.

But maybe all we really need is the example of our Lord.

In Mark 1, among other passages, the very beginning of Mark's gospel,

He says that Jesus rose up early and he went out to a quiet place to spend time with his Father in prayer.

Now wrap your mind around that.

Here is the eternal begotten Son of God who knows uninterrupted fellowship with his Father.

And Jesus found it necessary in his humanity