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Sun Apr 18 06:27:25 UTC 2021

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Hitting the Snooze Button
Why is it every time you plan to spend time with God, you get interrupted? Perhaps you’ve sat down in your comfortable chair, opened your Bible, only to hear that familiar sound your cell phone makes when a text comes in. You have good intentions, but you just can’t resist the urge to take a peek at the message. That simple interruption led to texting responses back and forth, and, before you know it, the time set aside for your daily devotion is gone. It’s not any different going to church. You set the alarm the night before, but you stayed up so late reading a good book that when your alarm rang the next morning, you were too sleepy to get up. Instead, you just kept hitting the snooze button until it was too late, mumbling to yourself that you “can always watch a sermon online.” The devil has a million ways to distract you from connecting with God, and the more successful he is, the happier he becomes. But don’t be deceived and let Satan come between you and your Creator! The devil isn’t stupid. He knows that it’s not possible to have a close relationship with Jesus if you don’t spend time with Him. That’s why he will do everything in his power to distract you. Often, people skip devotions thinking that they just don’t have the time. Between juggling work, kids, church commitments, and social life, life can feel overwhelming. But what many fail to realize is that spending time with God is the most important part of each day. Martin Luther once said, “I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” He made communion with God his first priority! Jesus when here on earth, made time to talk to God. Mark 1:35 tells us, “In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed.” Prayer is like breathing–without you will die! Someone once said, “If you don’t have time to pray . . . then you don’t have time to be a Christian.” Text: Psalm 119:15, Genesis 4:7, Galatians 5:16-17, Luke 5:16

Bible Texts:
Psalm 119:15 NKJV - I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways. 

Genesis 4:7 NKJV - "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it." 

Galatians 5:16-17 NKJV - I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 

Luke 5:16 NKJV - So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

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