A world of insight is hidden in four words in Matthew 14:22: “He dismissed the crowd.” This wasn’t just any crowd that Jesus dismissed. This was a multitude with a mission. They’d followed Jesus around the sea. They’d heard Him teach. They’d seen Him heal. And they were ready to make Him King.
No one would turn down an opportunity to minister to thousands of people—right? Jesus did. He dismissed the crowd! Why?
Matthew 14:23 says, “After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray.”
Jesus said no to the important in order to say yes to the vital! It wasn’t a selfish decision. It was a deliberate choice to honor priorities.
If Jesus thought it necessary to say no to the demands of the crowds in order to pray—don’t you think you and I should to?
From: In the Eye of the Storm
No one would turn down an opportunity to minister to thousands of people—right? Jesus did. He dismissed the crowd! Why?
Matthew 14:23 says, “After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray.”
Jesus said no to the important in order to say yes to the vital! It wasn’t a selfish decision. It was a deliberate choice to honor priorities.
If Jesus thought it necessary to say no to the demands of the crowds in order to pray—don’t you think you and I should to?
From: In the Eye of the Storm
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