Why is it important to spend time alone with God? | GotQuestions.org

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September 1, 2021

What is the right way to spend alone time with God? Is Christian solitude a biblical concept or even command? When considering our devotional time and trying to know God better, what does the Bible say about spending quiet time with God? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, “Why is it important to spend time alone with God?”. *** Source Article: https://www.gotquestions.org/alone-with-God.html *** Check out, Bible Munch! @BibleMunch https://www.youtube.com/BibleMunch *** Recent Bible Munch Videos: Philippians 4:13 - What this misused verse really means. https://youtu.be/6DlZAWOvSDU Philippians 4:6 - Learn How to be Anxious for Nothing. https://youtu.be/jFDJatpmnds Psalm 1:1-6 - The Actual Prosperity Gospel https://youtu.be/5NSUio3INOI *** Recommended Resource: Alone With God: Rediscovering the Power and Passion of Prayer (Discussion Guide Included) By: John MacArthur https://bit.ly/2XBmtej *** Related Questions: What does the Bible say about the value of solitude? https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-solitude.html Is it important for a Christian to have daily devotions? https://www.gotquestions.org/daily-devotions.html What does the Bible say about the value of a secret place? https://www.gotquestions.org/secret-place.html Intro/Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Note: Some links may be affiliate links that cost you nothing, but help us share the word of God.

00:00: Today's question is, why is it important to spend time alone with God? In this video
00:05: I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Then afterwards, as always,
00:10: I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end. All relationships take time.
00:23: A relationship with God, while unlike other relationships in many ways, still follow the same rules as other relationships.
00:30: The Bible is filled with comparisons to help us conceptualize our relationship with God.
00:37: For example, Christ is depicted as the bridegroom, and the church is depicted as the bride.
00:43: Marriage is two joining their lives as one, Genesis 2 verse 24.
00:49: Such intimacy involves time spent alone with one another. Another relationship is that of father and child.
00:57: Close parental relationships are those in which children and parents have special time alone together.
01:04: Spending time alone with a loved one provides the opportunity to truly come to know that person.
01:09: Spending time alone with God is no different. When we're alone with God, we draw closer to Him and get to know
01:16: Him in a different way than we do in group settings. God desires alone time with us.
01:22: He wants a personal relationship with us. He created us as individuals, knitting us in the womb,
01:28: Psalm 139 verse 13. God knows the intimate details of our lives, such as the number of hairs on our heads,
01:36: Luke 12 verse 7. He knows the sparrows individually, and you are worth more than many sparrows,
01:43: Matthew 10 verse 29 and 31. He invites us to come to Him and know
01:49: Him, Isaiah 1 verse 18. When we desire to know Him intimately, we will seek
01:55: Him early, Psalm 63 verse 1, and spend time with Him. We will be like Mary, sitting at Jesus' feet, listening to His voice,
02:04: Luke 10 verse 39. We will hunger and thirst for righteousness, and we will be filled,
02:10: Matthew 5 verse 6. Perhaps the best reason for us to spend time alone with God is to follow biblical examples.
02:18: In the Old Testament, we see God call prophets to come to Him alone. Moses met with God alone at the burning bush, and then on Mount Sinai.
02:28: David, whose many psalms reflect a confident familiarity with God, communed with Him while on the run from Saul, Psalm 57.
02:37: God's presence passed by as Elijah was in the cave. In the New Testament, Jesus spent time alone with God, Mark 1 verse 35.
02:46: Jesus actually instructed us to pray to God alone at times. "'When you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your
02:54: Father who is unseen' Matthew 6 verse 6. To rely on Jesus as our vine,
03:01: John 15 verses 1 -8, we will need to be directly, intimately connected to Him.
03:08: Just as a branch is linked directly to the vine, and through the vine connected to other branches, so we are linked directly to Christ, and therefore share in a community.
03:18: We spend time alone with God and in corporate worship for the best nourishment. Without time alone with God, we will find needs unmet.
03:27: We will not truly know the abundant life He gives. Spending time alone with God rids our minds of distractions so that we can focus on Him and hear
03:36: His Word. Abiding in Him, we enjoy the intimacy to which He calls us and come to truly know
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03:48: And check out the details section below this video, there you'll find one book I recommend, along with links to several related questions.
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