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Budir Church, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. Photo by Charles F. Stanley.
Daily Devotion

Alone With God

When we make prayer a priority, we'll be ready for the day ahead.

October 19, 2025

Mark 1:35-39

Is prayer part of your daily schedule? In thinking about your answer, don’t include times when your attention is divided; consider only the occasions when you’re fully focused on Him. While prayer at any time is good, we also need to have a set time and place where we meet with the Lord each day.

Even though Jesus was the Son of God, He knew the importance of solitary prayer time. He didn’t do anything on His own initiative but lived in dependence on the Father. In today’s reading, we don’t know exactly what Jesus prayed. But when the disciples interrupted His morning prayer time, it was obvious that in communicating with His Father, He’d received direction for that day—to “go somewhere else” to preach.

Jesus was the perfect example of a Spirit-led life. Since we are to follow in His footsteps, wouldn’t it make sense for us to meet with God in preparation for the day (Ps. 5:3)? This is the time to lay our concerns at His feet, seek His guidance, trust Him for provision and protection, and intercede for others.

Although many things demand our time and attention, we should strive to make prayer a regular part of our daily routine. When that is our priority, we’ll have a firm foundation for the day, no matter what it brings.

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