{"id":10780,"date":"2026-04-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/satchurch.lv\/?p=10780"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:00:39","slug":"the-importance-stopping-activities-alone-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satchurch.lv\/en\/the-importance-stopping-activities-alone-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of stopping all activities and being alone with God"},"content":{"rendered":"Greeting to you, dear readers of \u201eDaily Word for Spiritual Edification\u201d!\r\nI want to share with you lessons from the life of a woman from Canaan that are recorded in Chapter 15 of the Gospel of Matthew. Many of us know this story very well.\r\n<h6>\u00abThen Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, \u201cHave mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.\u201d But He answered her not a word.\u00a0And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, \u201cSend her away, for she cries out after us.\u201d But He answered and said, \u201cI was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.\u201d Then she came and worshipped Him, saying, \u201cLord, help me!\u201d But He answered and said, \u201cIt is not good to take the children\u2019s bread and throw it to the little dogs.\u201d And she said, \u201cYes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters\u2019 table.\u201d Then Jesus answered and said to her, \u201cO woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.\u201d And her daughter was healed from that very hour\u00bb\u00a0(Matthew, 15:21-28).<\/h6>\r\nThere are many different stories of women, mothers and fathers in the Bible. There are many biblical heroes who have left examples of how we need and how we do not need to live. The main idea of this story is\u00a0<strong>mother\u2019s reward for being persistent in prayer for her children.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s try to look at this story more carefully. Here we see\u00a0<strong>Jesus<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>His disciples<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong>woman<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>her daughter<\/strong>, &#8211; they all played a particular part in this story. And the story left a certain impression on each of its players.\r\nFirstly, we read that Jesus departed from a place and left for Tyre and Sidon. He moved away from the land of Judah or Israel and entered pagan territory to rest from ministry work. We can read about this in Mark (7:24):\r\n<h6>\u00abFrom there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.\u00bb<\/h6>\r\nJesus came to Tyre and Sidon to find some solitude and rest from people because His last day was coming closer \u2013 the day of His death on Golgotha. Possibly, Jesus wanted to be alone with His Father to discuss what was awaiting Him on Golgotha. Thus, Jesus was showing us an example of stopping all activities and being alone with God. We also need \u2013 every once in a while &#8211; to leave all the clutter of this world and all its cares and to find time for being alone with the Father.\r\nGod is calling you today to find the right time and the right place to be alone with God even among all the cares and stresses of this world. By doing this you will be able to gain access to godly wisdom, receive peace from God and succeed in this life.\r\nMay God help you in it!\r\nWe will continue tomorrow.\r\n\r\nPastor Rufus Ajiboye\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00abFrom there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden.\u00bb \r\n\r\n\r\nJesus came to Tyra and Sidon to find some solitude and rest from people because His last day was coming closer \u2013 the day of His death on the Golgotha. Possibly, Jesus wanted to be alone with His Father to discuss what was awaiting Him on the Golgotha. Thus, Jesus was showing us an example of stopping all activities and being alone with God. We also need \u2013 every once in a while &#8211; to leave all the clutter of this world and all its cares and to find time for being alone with the Father. \r\nGod is calling you today to find right time and a right place to be alone with God even among all the cares and stresses of this world. By doing it you will be able to gain access to godly wisdom, receive peace from God and succeed in this life. 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