Today I saw a picture of a tranquil bay, separated from its main body of water, reminding me of our regular need to literally separate ourselves from the Body of Christ, of which we belong, in order to spend quiet time with the Lord. The Gospels record many times when Jesus went away to recharge, to develop a stillness which could then positively impact others around Him and to hear God's will for Him (e.g. Matthew 14:22 after the Feeding of the 5000 and later calming the waves for the disciples and in Mark 1:35 when Jesus got up when it was still dark to pray in a solitary place, after an intensive evening of healing and deliverance, and before moving on for more ministry.) Psalm 46:10 tells us: "Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the heathen. I will be exalted in the earth".
