“And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” John 8:29
Making time to be with the Father was one of the most marked features of the Lord’s life. As we read the Gospels, we see that He not only lived in the Father (John 14:10) and had continuous fellowship with the Father, but He also practiced in a regular way setting aside special time to be with the Father and pray.
The following verses reveal the Lord’s own habits in spending time with the Father: “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and
there He prayed” (Mark 1:35); “So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed” (Luke 5:16); “Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God” (Luke 6:12); “Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on a mountain by Himself to pray. And when evening had come, He was alone there” (Matt. 14:22-23); “And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?” (Luke 9:18); “And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening” (Luke 9:28-29); “And it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1); “And coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. . . . And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed” (Luke 22:39, 41).