TIME TO REBOOT

Yesterday I came to my computer to get online.

But my computer refused to.  Over the years we

have used about three internet service companies.

All of them have at times had their problems and

we could not get on line.  So usually if we wait

long enough they cure their "technical difficulties"

and we can resume online.

 However after a number of waits and hours I still

could not get on line.  So I went into my office and 

tried another computer.  Yep!  It worked just fine.

O boy!  It's my computer.   Now what?

I did the same thing you do.  I first tried to reboot.

And, praise God, you can see that I am back on line

without going to the computer shop.

We all know that a computer gets filled up with a 

lot of "junk" simply by being connected to the rest

of the world.  And if you live in this old world, you

and I both get filled up with a lot of junk from life.

How do we "reboot" and clear it out?

Just like Jesus did.

Jesus had thousands of people crowding around

him.  All of them had problems and wanted him

to "fix" their problems for them.  They often 

crowed him so much that he could not even eat.

So, how did Jesus reboot?

"But Jesus often withdrew to the 

wilderness for prayer."

(Luke 5:16 NLT)

"After sending them home, he went up

into the hills by himself to pray.  Night

fell while he was there alone." 

(Matthew 14:23 NLT). 

"Before daybreak the next morning,

Jesus got up and went out to an isolated

place to pray."  

(Mark 1:35 NLT)

If Jesus himself needed to get alone and pray

to God the Father.  How much more do you 

think that we needed to getaway from it all

and spend time in prayer with God.