 green pastures and going to still and restful waters. These words apply to being still spiritually, not just going to beautiful places created by God. If you consistently spend time with God, He will refresh and restore you just as He did with David.

This chapter contains many truths from the Bible that explain the importance of turning away from worldly activities to consistently draw closer to God. In the next chapter we will study the life of Jesus during His earthly ministry to see the vital importance that Jesus placed on quiet time alone with His Father each day.

# Chapter 8  
Follow the Example of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is your example in every area of your life. If you study the accounts of His earthly ministry in the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, you will see many examples of how your Father wants you to live. Jesus spent a great deal of time alone with His Father throughout His earthly ministry.

On one occasion Jesus faced a large crowd of people who came to Him to be healed of sickness. He actually turned away from these people to be alone with God. "...great crowds kept coming together to hear [Him] and to be healed by Him of their infirmities. But He Himself withdrew [in retirement] to the wilderness (desert) and prayed." (Luke 5:15-16 AMP)

Can you imagine how these people must have felt when they came to Jesus expecting Him to teach them and heal them, only to see Him turn away and leave them? Jesus knew that He was unable to minister to these needy people without first spending quiet time alone with God. This same principle applies to your life today. If you sincerely desire maximum effectiveness in doing what God has called you to do with your life, you must spend a significant amount of time in His presence.

Jesus never allowed anything, no matter how important it may have seemed, to take priority over His time with God. "...it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God." (Luke 6:12 KJV)

Jesus spent time alone with God before He ministered to people. He also spent quiet time with God after He had ministered to many people. On one occasion after Jesus had miraculously fed five thousand men and their wives and children with only five loaves of bread and two fish, He dismissed these people. He then went up into the hills to be
green pastures and going to still and restful body of water. These son apply to being still spiritually, not just go to beautiful places created by God. If you systematically spend time with God, He will refresh and restore you merely as He did with David. 

 This chapter contains many accuracy from the Bible that explain the importance of turning off from blase activities to consistently trace closer to God. In the next chapter we will analyze the life of Jesus during His earthly ministry to see the vital importance that Jesus locate on quiet time alone with His Father each day. 

 # Chapter 8  
 Follow the model of Jesus Christ 

 Jesus Christ is your example in every area of your life. If you study the accounts of His earthly ministry in the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, you will witness many examples of how your Father wants you to live. Jesus spent a great softwood of time alone with His Father throughout His earthly ministry. 

 On one occasion Jesus faced a large crowd of people who came to Him to be healed of sickness. He actually turned away from these citizenry to be alone with God. "... great crowds sustain hail together to hear [ Him ] and to be bring around by Him of their infirmities. But He Himself withdrew [ in retirement ] to the wilderness (desert) and prayed. " (Luke 5:15 - 16 AMP) 

 Can you imagine how these citizenry must have felt when they came to Jesus expecting Him to teach them and heal them, only to see Him flex away and leave them? Jesus knew that He was unable to minister to these destitute people without foremost spending quiet time alone with God. This same principle applies to your biography today. If you sincerely desire maximum effectiveness in do what God has called you to do with your life, you must spend a significant measure of time in His presence. 

 Jesus never allow anything, no matter how important it may have look, to take precedence over His time with God. "... it came to sink in those days, that he went out into a batch to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. " (Luke 6:12 KJV) 

 Jesus spent time alone with God before He ministered to people. He also spent quiet clock time with God after He had ministered to many people. On one affair after Jesus had miraculously fed five thousand men and their wife and children with only five loaves of bread and two fish, He dismissed these people. He then went up into the hills to be
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# Chqpter 8  
Follow the Exemple of Jesus Chrisj

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# ChapTEr 8  
FolloW the ExAmpLe oF JesUS CHrIst

jeSUs CHRiSt iS YouR example In EvEry arEa of YOUR Life. if yOu stUdy thE accounts of HiS eaRthlY MinIstry In the bookS oF MattHew, MarK, Luke AnD John, you will see Many Examples oF hoW yOur faTher wANts you To lIve. jesus spEnt a greAT deAl OF TImE alone with His FatheR tHROuGhout His EarthlY MiNiSTry.

On one OcCasIon JESUs facEd a lARgE crowd of People WHo CaMe to Him To Be healEd Of sIckNess. HE ActuAlly tuRned away From tHEse people to be aLOne with God. "...greAT cROWdS Kept ComIng together To heAR [Him] And tO Be HeaLEd by HIm of tHeIR iNFirmities. But He HimseLf WithdrEw [in rEtirement] to thE wildernesS (DESert) and pRayeD." (luKE 5:15-16 AMP)

Can you imagIne hoW these peopLE must havE felt When they Came to JesUS ExpectinG HiM to TeaCh tHEM aNd heal them, onlY TO see hiM turn awAy aNd leave TheM? JeSus KneW tHat He was uNable to mInIsTeR tO thEse neEDy people WiThoUt FirSt speNDing quIet tiMe alOnE wITh GOd. This sAMe PRInciPlE aPpliEs tO yOur liFe toDAy. IF you sinCerely desIre MAximUm EfFectiveNess in doing whAt god has callEd You To do wiTH Your life, You must spend a significanT Amount oF tiMe in HIs prEsence.

JesUs nEver alLowED anythIng, no mAtter HoW imPORtant IT MaY haVe Seemed, to taKE PriOrity OvEr HiS time wiTh God. "...it came to pass iN ThoSe days, that he wEnt Out iNTO a MouNTaIN to PrAY, anD COntinued all nighT in prayer tO GOD." (LUke 6:12 KJV)

JesuS SpeNt Time aloNe with GOd befORe He minIstered to People. He aLsO speNT QuiEt time with god after he had miniSTered TO mAny peOplE. On one OcCasIon afTer JesUS haD miraCulousLy Fed fivE thouSaNd men and Their wives and children wiTh only Five lOavEs of bread And TWo fIsh, He dismIsseD these peopLe. HE thEn wenT up INto thE hilLS tO be
 green pastures and goingto still a nd re stf ulwa ters . Th ese words appl y  tobeing still spirituall y, no tj ustg oi ng to  beauti f ul p lac es  c rea te d  b y God . I f you c onsistentl y s pe nd time with Go d, He will  re fresh and re sto re you  j ust as He  di d wit h Davi d .

Thi s chapter  c o ntains many tr u t hs  fro m the Bible thate xp l ain the import ance o ft ur n i ngawa y from wor ld ly ac t ivities to c o nsi s tently draw c loser to Go d . I n thene xtc hapter  we w il l  st udy the lif e of  Jesus du ring H i s earth l y minis try to  se e t he v i ta limp or t anc e  t hat Jes us place don  quie t ti m e a lone  wi th H is Fa ther each day .
# Ch a pte r 8 
Foll ow t he  Exam ple of  Jesu sChrist

Jesus C hris t is your  ex am ple  i n eve r y area  of  yo ur life . If yo u  st ud y t he  accounts of His e ar t h ly  ministr y in t h eBo o ks of Ma tt hew , Ma r k , Luk e an d  J ohn, you  wills ee  m any exa mp les of  h owyou r Fat h er w ants y ou to li ve. J e sus spent a gr e at deal of ti m ea l on e  wit h H is Father t hrou g hout  His ea rth l y min istry .On one occasion Jesusfa ced alarge  crowd of peo ple who ca m e to Him t o be he a led of sicknes s. He  actuallyt urned aw ay fr om these  people t o be alone  wi thGod . " . . .g reat crowds k e p t co mi ng toge the r to he ar[Hi m]and  t o be heal ed by Hi mof  t he irinfir m ities. B ut  He  H ims elf w i thdrew  [inreti re me n t]to thew il d e rnes s(d eser t)an d pra yed. "  (L uke 5:1 5-16 AMP) 

C a n yo uim agine h ow these peop le  must have  f elt  whent h ey cameto Jesus expecting Himt o teach  th em an d he al them,onl y to s eeH im tur n away  andle ave t hem?J e su s k ne w that Hew a s u nable  t o mi nisterto these needy peo p lewithout first  sp endi n g  q uie t  t i meal o new i th God. This sa me princip le ap plies to y o urli fe toda y. If y ou si n cerelydesire ma ximum eff ec tive n e ssin doing w hat Godhas calle d  yout odo wi thyour l if e,you m ust sp e nda sig nifica nt  amoun t ofti me in Hi s presence.

Jesus neve r allo wed a nyt hing, nomat t erhow impor tant  it may ha vesee med,tot ake p rior i ty  ov e r His  tim e  with God .  " ... i t  c ame to pass i n  th ose d ays ,  thathe w ent out into a mo u ntain to pray,  and c ont inu e d al lnight in praye r t oG o d." (Luk e6:12 KJV)
Jesus sp en t  time  alone  withGod bef o r eH e mini ster edto people . H ea lso spe nt  q u iet ti me w it h GodafterH e ha d ministered to ma ny pe o p le. O n  on e occ as ion aft e r Je sus had mi raculouslyfed fi ve t housa nd menan d thei r w iv es and chi l dren with  only  five l oa vesofbreadandt w o fis h, H edis missed th e s ep eo pl e . H e th en we nt  upinto theh ills tobe
 green_pastures and_going to still and_restful waters._These_words apply_to_being still spiritually,_not just going_to beautiful places created_by God. If_you_consistently spend time with God, He will refresh and restore you just as He_did_with David.

This_chapter_contains_many truths from the Bible_that explain the importance of_turning away_from worldly activities to consistently draw closer to_God._In the next_chapter we will study the life of Jesus during_His earthly ministry to see the_vital importance that_Jesus_placed_on quiet time alone_with His Father each day.

# Chapter_8  
Follow the Example of_Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ is your example in_every area of your life. If_you study the accounts of_His earthly_ministry in the Books of_Matthew, Mark, Luke_and John,_you will see_many examples of how your Father_wants you to_live. Jesus spent a great deal_of_time alone with_His_Father_throughout His_earthly ministry.

On one_occasion_Jesus faced_a_large crowd of people who came_to_Him to be healed of sickness. He_actually turned away from_these_people to be alone_with God. "...great crowds kept_coming together to hear [Him] and_to be_healed by_Him of their infirmities. But He Himself withdrew [in retirement] to_the wilderness (desert) and prayed." (Luke_5:15-16 AMP)

Can you imagine_how these_people_must have felt_when_they came_to Jesus expecting Him to teach them_and heal_them, only to see Him turn_away and leave them?_Jesus_knew that He was unable to_minister to these needy people without_first spending quiet time alone_with_God._This same principle applies to_your life today. If you sincerely_desire maximum effectiveness_in doing what God has called you_to_do with your life, you must_spend_a significant amount of time in_His_presence.

Jesus_never allowed anything, no matter_how important it may have seemed,_to take priority over His time with God. "...it_came to pass_in those days, that he_went_out_into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in_prayer to_God." (Luke 6:12_KJV)

Jesus spent time alone with God before He ministered to_people. He also spent quiet time with_God after He had ministered to many people. On one occasion_after Jesus had miraculously fed five thousand men_and their wives and children with only_five loaves of bread_and_two fish, He dismissed these people. He_then_went_up_into the hills_to be