WHERE DO WE “GO” MOST OFTEN?

One of most interesting verses of the Bible, are found in John 7:53 – 8:2. These three short verses are among the few that I could note down, from the entire Bible. John 7:53 – 8:2 are so full of meaning, and so rich in precious lessons for us, that I thought, we should study them, for this morning’s meditation.
– “53 And everyone went to his own house. ​1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.” – John 7:53 – 8:2

Here under is what I could dig out from these two verses. May be you should try to dig on your own, to see, what you can unearth from these three verses. For the moment, let us please read what I found out.
– As the night fell the religious leaders went to their comfort zones…their homes…their families.
– But the LORD Jesus went to His favourite place…the Mount of Olives…to commune with His Father.

– As the night fell the religious leaders closed their “business” for the day, and went to their homes…to rest and to relax…for the night.
– But the LORD Jesus went to the most important business of His – to His favourite place…the Mount of Olives…to gain the much needed strength, to carry on the work that is placed upon His shoulders…by His Father.

– As the night fell the religious leaders went to be fed, and to sleep in the warmth of their own beds…in their own homes.
– But the LORD Jesus went to His favourite place…the Mount of Olives…to pray…in the company of thorny bushes, rocks, pebbles, dirt and the cold winds of the night…to talk to His Father…about all what is on His heart.

– As the dawn broke, the religious leaders went back to the same old business of manipulations and machinations [John 8:3-6] to trip anyone and everyone who challenged their proudly and arrogantly held position of “power” and “authority” which they believed and proclaimed, came from God Himself.
– But the LORD Jesus, as the dawn broke out, He went about doing what He was sent for, by His Father…a Man on the mission…the Son of Man…the Lamb of God.

As the night falls, where do we go? As our day ends where do we go? As the dawn breaks out, WHERE do we go and WHAT do we do? When entrusted with power and authority, HOW do we behave? When the rush of the work presses us hard from all possible sides, where do we go? When gushing gales, and the strong storms hit us hard, where do we go? When people “draw their knives” and are “baying” for our blood, where do we go? Yes my dear brothers and sisters, “WHERE DO WE “GO” MOST OFTEN?”

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, “the prince among the preachers” has the following words, much the same like our meditation above. They should enable us to see things with greater clarity about our hearts…as the disciples of the LORD Jesus Christ.
– “Every man went unto his own house.” We go, each one of us, to our own house for ease. That is right enough up to a certain point, but do we not often seek our own ease when we should be engaged in the service of our Lord? Christ goes to the mount to pray; but, we go to our beds to sleep, or to our tables to feast, to our friends to while away an hour in empty talk, or to our amusements to kill the time which hangs so heavily upon our hands. I doubt not that the greatest saint among us has some cause to reproach himself for having wasted time, and disobeyed that solemn apostolic injunction, “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” – Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Do we have a place where we can run to, and call upon the LORD Jesus, in prayer? Do we desire the comforts of our homes, or the cold winds of the Mount of Olives? When the night falls, do we longingly rush to seek the bright and warm face of the LORD Jesus? Let us seek our “everything” from the only One who can give us all what is needed by us, and much much more. Let us learn to seek the LORD in prayer…not to bless us; not to ask Him to give us this, that and every other thing; not to ask Him to heal us; not to ask Him to help us become prosperous and powerful…but to ask Him with all our heart, and with all sincerity, that we would lift our LORD Jesus up, in our thoughts, words and deeds…so that He is glorified in us, and through us – at all times, and in all the days of our lives. Even so, the LORD help us.