Mark 1:35

Relationships take time!

We need to spend time alone with our Lord. Prayer is not only asking but is also receiving. Holy Spirit wants to communicate with us but we need to be silent long enough to hear Him.

Romans 1:20, "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." 

Mark 1:35

35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. The New King James Version

Having completed His work in Capernaum, Jesus expands His ministry to the whole of Galilee, but before doing so, He spends time alone in prayer. Faithlife Study Bible

The tense of the verb prayed indicates a continued action, not just a brief moment. Jesus’ prayer life was successful because it was planned, private, and prolonged. He got up early enough, got far enough away, and stayed at it long enough. The NKJV Study Bible

Christ departed into a solitary place. Though he was in no danger of distraction, or of temptation to vain-glory, yet he retired. Those who have the most business in public, and of the best kind, must yet sometimes be alone with God. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary