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Posted by Dion Todd May 6th, 2025 918 Views 21 Comments
It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles Luke 6:12–13 WEB.
My mind was in chaos after a morning filled with phone calls, texts, and many emails. The inside of my head felt like I was standing in a busy intersection. It was just noise in there. I needed to hear from the Lord and get fresh inspiration to write, but I could only hear the commotion.
I finally left my phone behind and withdrew to my prayer room. After some quiet time and prayer with the Lord, I could hear once again. Now I'm an introvert, but I believe everyone could use some quiet time with God and the Bible. It sets the tone for the rest of our day.
Though people followed Him everywhere, Jesus often withdrew to be alone with God. Many people depended on Him, and of course, doing God's work was vitally important. Yet, Jesus made spending time alone with the Father a priority in His life. He was the Son of God, yet Jesus lived His life as our example. He used this quiet time to stay in tune with the Father and get His instructions for the day.
Jesus prayed all night before He chose His twelve apostles. (Luke 6:12). There are many references that show Jesus withdrew from the crowds at times. Sometimes He took His apostles with Him and taught them alone. Sometimes they would get into a boat and leave for a deserted place where the masses couldn't follow them (Matthew 14:13).
We shouldn't allow the hustle and bustle of today's busy life to make us spiritually deaf. God isn't demanding or rude, and He won't normally force His way into your day. The Lord often speaks to us, but it may be a small nagging feeling or something subtle. If your head is in chaos, you will often miss Him. In quietness and trust, we will find strength (Isaiah 30:15).
Find somewhere quiet and peaceful where you can be alone with the Lord, if only for a few minutes. Pray and listen for a moment. Maybe read your Bible. That small whisper can change your life, and it may save it. Don't let the commotion of life rob you of the greatest blessing.
Prayer: Speak to me today, Lord, for I am listening. Teach me, and I will learn. Lead me, and I will follow. I want to live my life for You. Please break these chains off of me today, and set me free to serve You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Note: Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12-13) ~ If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network. If you are interested in joining the prayer team, here is how to get started Prayer Partners.
Amen. This is the day that theLord has made… I will rejoice and be glad in it.
We are in the middle of replacing the firewall, switching, and upgrading the Internet to Fiber. In the end, it will one-hundred times faster, from 20 to 2,000, but things are a bit hectic here at the moment. You may have received 20+ devotionals this morning. I did. Hopefully that will not happen tomorrow! We have been working on it since 3AM and are aware of the issues. Thank you for patience and understanding during the upgrade which will hopefully be over this week! God bless. 😀🙏
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 week ago
We are back up and things are looking good :)! Thank you so much for your prayers 🙏!
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Comment from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
1 week ago
Dear Pastor, please know that you and Sylvia are in my prayers!!! Had been trying to sign in yesterday, but couldn't, and since we had some really bad storms up here practically all of Monday, rain and flooding, I thought that something happened to you! Please know that you are in my prayers! 🙏 My heartfelt gratitude for all that you do and your dedication, thanking the Lord for you! 🙏🤗
Comment from Lynn Brown
1 week ago
Prayers for the switch to be smooth!🙏 We appreciate your hard work and look forward to the upgrades!😀
Comment from Celeste Strenn
1 week ago
Thank you so very much for your dedication and hard work ❣️ thank you so much, so very very much for this most Blessed and most loved devotional ❣️
Good morning, everyone 🌻! You may have gotten multiple copies of the devotional email today - sorry about that! We have been changing out some hardware in preparation for an Internet Provider upgrade on Wednesday and the settings still need some work. We so appreciate your patience with this! The website may be up and down a bit as we work through this, especially on Wednesday. Any prayers would be appreciated!
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 week ago
Thank you so much for your prayers, y'all 💛! The workers will be here today, and Lord willing, it will be better than ever later today 🙏!
Comment from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
1 week ago
Oh, dear Sylvia, you most assuredly have my prayers! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your hard work and labors for the Lord! "Numbers 6:24-26" 🙏❤️
Comment from Lynn Brown
1 week ago
Prayers for the transition to be smooth tomorrow.🙏 May God give you and Pastor wisdom, guidance and strength for this task. We appreciate y'all!!😀
Comment from Larry Fowler
1 week ago
I didn't even get one this morning unfortunately 😓 had to come read it here. Thank you for your dedication and all that yall do
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1 week ago
I didn't get one either Larry... It's just a glitch in the system. It'll be back up soon I'm sure. Have a wonderful Tuesday.
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1 week ago
So, when we saw that the server was sending multiples, Dion cleared the queue, so the remaining folks did not receive theirs - sorry! We believe it's fixed now, so y'all should start getting them again in the morning :)!
Comment from Celeste Strenn
1 week ago
Thank you for the update and thank you for all your hard work for this project and thank you for this amazing devotional ❣️
The devotions are a highlight and best way to start my day. I really missed seeing it first thing this morning. Understand the need to upgrade. THANK YOU! I'm definitely NOT the one working at 3AM. I am praying for wisdom, patience and perseverance in this work He has you doing. Thank you! Oh, and rest. When it's done. . .REST.
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 week ago
Thank you very much for your understanding, Steve 🤗! Haha, we were not loving the 3am start either, but that's just part of it sometimes 😂
Thank You Pastor Dion for the Devine Devotional Readings. I pray that everything comes together for you and Sylvia. I pray that God is continually with you in whatever you do. Be blessed in Jesus name.
WE PRAISE YOU LORD. Pastor and Sylvia, sorry to be out of context but I did not received our daily devotional in my email today. I just did a google search that is why I am able to read the devotional today. Thank you
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 week ago
Hi Deng! We had some issues with the email yesterday, but should be fixed by today :).
Comment from Dion Todd
1 week ago
Thank you, Deng! Remember, you can always bookmark this page and read the Devotional of the day: https://www.refreshinghope.org/blogs/latest
Comment from Deng Tembreza
1 week ago
GOD will equip you with skills, knowledge and understanding and wisdom to have a smooth transition
Post from Wanda Pennington
1 week ago
Speak to me today, Lord, for I am listening. Teach me, and I will learn. Lead me, and I will follow. I want to live my life for You. Please break these chains off of me today, and set me free to serve You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Speak to me today, Lord, for I am listening. Teach me, and I will learn. Lead me, and I will follow. I want to live my life for You. Please break these chains off of me today, and set me free to serve You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! ❤️🤟🏻
Post from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
1 week ago
Amen and Amen! Dear Heavenly Father, please speak to me today, for I am listening! Teach me, and I will learn. Lead me and I will follow. I want to live my life for YOU! Please break these chains off me today, and set me free to serve You. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen! Quiet time with my Lord that's what I need, that's what we all need! Thank you so much for this message and this much needed reminder, Pastor! 🙏
Amen
This is my prayer, Amen! Good morning RHM family 😀🌞🌷
Yes my Lord and Father, please break the chains that is holding me back, in Jesus's name I pray, amen. ✝️🛐
Missed my email this morning
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 week ago
Sorry, Larry, you should get them again starting tomorrow :)!
Amen.
Amen! 🙏🏼
Amen...
Amen 🙏❤️🙏!! Alleluia ❤️🕊️❤️!! Amen 🙏🙏❤️🕊️❤️🙏🙏!!
Amen
Amen ❣️yes please dear Lord Jesus ❣️
Amen!