Mark 7:33, “³³ And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;”

Jesus takes the man aside from all others to do a work in his life.

I don’t know about you, but for me the times of being set aside in isolation can be harder than being stressed in the midst of being active. Yet, it is in these times that God can do His greatest work in our lives.

Years ago, my aunt gave me the book Streams in the Desert, by L B Cowman. It was and is used of God to change my perspective. L B Cowman suffered greatly and shares her experiences of God in the suffering in this devotional.

I encourage you to read all of today’s devotional and to even purchase the book. (If you are unable to purchase the book but would like to, please contact us through our Facebook group.) However, listen to this poem:

Taken aside by Jesus,
To feel the touch of His hand;
To rest for a while in the shadow
Of the Rock in a weary land.
Taken aside by Jesus,
In the loneliness dark and drear,
Where no other comfort may reach me,
Than His voice to my heart so dear.
Taken aside by Jesus,
To be quite alone with Him,
To hear His wonderful tones of love
‘Mid the silence and shadows dim.
Taken aside by Jesus,
Shall I shrink from the desert place;
When I hear as I never heard before,
And see Him ‘face to face’?