Being Alone With Jesus

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

BEING ALONE WITH JESUS

John 2:12

12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.

NIV

A moment at home with the family and friends is what we are witness to here. We can be certain wherever Jesus went people would go with him. His mother, his brothers and his disciples would not leave his side, they were drawn to him, either because of their witness to the miracle at the wedding or because of his personality, the way he conducted himself. There are certain types of people who others just want to be around, and Jesus was certainly one of those, especially because he was God in the flesh, although they still had really not recognized that yet. But the other interesting truth we can see in this journey to Capernaum is that Jesus spent some personal alone time with his family and disciples. We are not privy to the conversation that ensued, but we can be certain it was a time of personal teaching and learning. Because we know that God does not show favoritism, we can be sure that he treated them all with the same loving care and instruction, answering their questions with truth. Jesus spends that kind of personal time with each one of us if we will but follow him and there stay for a few days. All too often we come to him with our laundry list of needs, spit them out, thank him and get on with the rest of the day, just as he was about to get up close and personal, we have too much other things to do. If we want that kind of loving care and instruction from our Lord and Savior we really need to get alone with him for more than five minutes or so. Sure we have things to do, but we can be in an attitude of pray all day, that is always being aware of his presence, always talking to him in the spirit and most importantly listening to his soft sweet voice giving us guidance and direction in every moment of our day. But still it would be so much better if we could simply spent a few days alone away from all else and reflect with Jesus, learning at his feet. Retreats, not vacations, may be a way for us to accomplish this needed time. Being Alone with Jesus.