Alone With Jesus

Oh my friend, to me that would be the most terrible thing throughout eternity to here. The saddest statement in all of history to hear Jesus Christ tell me, “Depart from Me.”

My friend you’ve got to be a saved, born again, washed in His precious blood, child of God to get alone with Jesus. Look at our text verses. There’s our first clue right there at the end. It says, “And when they were alone, He expounded all things to His disciples.” He did not expound all things to the multitudes, but to His disciples.

So you are saved now and you can get alone with Jesus. Now, “What happens when you get alone with Jesus?” Look again right there at the end. It says, “ And when they were alone, He expounded all things.”

Do you know what that means? What happens when you get alone with Jesus is, “Anything you need to happen happens.”

There are three things we have when we’re with Jesus. We have;

1. The presence of Jesus

We’re in the Holy, powerful, life-giving presence of Jesus Christ, God Himself, the I Am that I Am, creator, ruler, and sustainer of all things. We have the presence of Jesus.

2. The power of Jesus.

Power of the creator of the universe. John 1:3-5, 9-13. The power of God here on earth. Power to heal the sick, the broken hearted, power of comfort, power that trampled death, hell, and the grave, power to forgive sin to the uttermost, power to calm any storm of life that you or I might face because all He has to do is utter those three little words, “peace be still”.

We have the power of Jesus.

3. The peace of Jesus.

You remember when Jesus told the disciples to get into the boat and, “Let us go over to the other side”. Well, it was a well known fact that they were headed straight into the devil’s campground. The devil stirred up a great storm. The disciples got scared, they woke Jesus, He arose and rebuked the winds with those three little words, “peace be still.” The peace of Jesus. Isiah 26:3. The peace of Jesus, the peace that surpasses all understanding.

When you get alone with Jesus anything you need to happen will happens. I Peter 5:6,7. Because that’s the place where He expounds all things to us, His disciples.

So we’ve seen what we have to do to get alone with Jesus. We’ve seen what happens when we get alone with Jesus. Now let’s see :

3. What are the results of being alone with Jesus? Isiah 41:10. The results are three S’s. Stability, security, and salvation.

1. I will strengthen thee.

This same power that speaks “peace be still” to the winds and the waves strengthens us to go on and face whatever comes our way whether it be bullets or blessings.

The Bible plainly teaches that our lives will be a constant mixture of trials, tribulations, blessings, and rewards. When we get alone with Jesus there is stability, the strength of God strengthens us to counterbalance life itself. Stability.

2. The second result is security.

“I will help thee.” There is not one single thing in this world that is for certain, that you can depend on except God and His word. Young people you can’t always count on another friend, mother, daddy, brother, sister to be there for you. Mother, daddy you can’t always depend on that co-worker, neighbor, son, or daughter to supply the right answers. But, right here in the Word of God He has promised us, “I will help thee”. Right there is security. Let the storm winds blow. Let the waves come. Because you know what? Even though the waves are over our head they’re still under His feet.