Mark 1:35-39

Jesus got up early before anyone else and went away from the house to pray.

How old will I be before I realize how important it is to pray before anything else takes place? Once the day gets going it's hard to stop and TIME OUT. Phone calls, meals, kids. Just having daylight to see that the grass needs mowing or weeds need to be pulled--too distracting.

Then Jesus' first order of the day was to move on--to get to the next village, the next synagogue, to preach and to heal. Give the message then prove His authority by the miracles He performed.

We have a message today that is fully complete, backed up by the cross. It's all we need to get out there and share it and live it.