“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4
The times a follower of Yeshua spends alone with Yehovah is often called a “Quiet Time.” This well describes the time each of us need to build into our daily lives, when we come away from the busyness of life, our hectic schedules and demands upon our time, in order to still our hearts and minds so we can hear from and speak with Yeshua, our Saviour.
Here are a few guidelines that may help to make this time enjoyable and productive:
1. Go in relationally, because you want to, not because you must. Be open and honest. Give your attention to Yehovah, speak to Him and be open to hear and receive from Him. Let Him discipline and disciple you, using both the rod and staff (Psalm 23).
2. Be transparent and vulnerable – open your heart and mind for Him to speak unreservedly to you.
3. Make the Word of Yehovah the backbone of your encounter with Him. It is mostly through the Scriptures that He will speak to you.
4. Pray. Enter His presence with confidence, with thanksgiving, with gratitude and with praise.
Write down what Yehovah speaks into your life, the things you believe Yehovah is saying to you and the promises He is giving you. Remember the vision is often for a future date – and it is wise to write it down so that you can read it often – and run with faith towards His promises being fulfilled. (Habakkuk 2:2-3) 5. Be honest and truthful; include the things you needed to put right with Yehovah as well as His promises for the future.
Enjoy the encounter with your Heavenly Father. After all, you will spend eternity in His presence.