The Great Outdoors—Fields by David Jeremiah

The Great Outdoors—Fields

AUGUST 4, 2018

Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening.
Genesis 24:63

 Recommended Reading: Genesis 24:62-67

Summer provides a great time to stroll through a field—maybe a park, meadow, or backyard. Beneath you, grass. Around you, flowers or crops. Above you, blue skies or starry nights. Jesus often preached in the fields of Galilee; and in the fields of Judah, the shepherd boy David composed some of his psalms. Boaz and Ruth met in the fields of Bethlehem; and in 1 Corinthians 3:9, Paul compared the Church to “God’s field… God’s building.”

Isaac found solitude and serenity in the fields of Genesis 24. His day’s work finished, he went out to think and pray—to meditate. He was heir of God’s promises, the boy nearly slain on Mount Moriah, the son of a dead mother and aged father. Isaac found his strength walking in the fields with God. And at the end of his walk he also found a wife!

This summer, get outdoors. Take time to meditate on Scripture and pray to the Lord. Grab some solitude and serenity. It’s the best way to be outstanding in your field.

[Isaac] went out to take the advantage of a silent evening, and a solitary place, for meditation and prayer; those divine exercises by which we converse with God and our own hearts.
Matthew Henry