Jesus Had a Quiet Time

At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. (Lk 4:42a)

In one sense it has always seemed remarkable to me that Jesus, who after all is the Son of God, would need to have a daily quiet time. And yet, think of what he gave up to come to earth as a human being. In heaven he enjoyed continuous, direct fellowship with the Father and the Spirit. Now as God incarnate he still enjoyed the triune fellowship, but he had the new experience as a man of being disconnected and distracted. Knowing as he did in his divine nature the sweet communion of that fellowship, he surely felt the lack of it in his human nature. And thus he was able to model for us one of the core elements of a strong and vital walk with God – setting aside a time of solitude every day for communion with God.