太 4:12耶穌聽見約翰下了監,就退到加利利去;Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;14:13.耶穌聽見了,就上船從那裡獨自退到野地裡去。Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: 15:21 耶穌離開那裡,退到推羅、西頓的境內去。And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.可 3:7 耶穌和門徒退到海邊去,And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, 路 5:16 耶穌卻退到曠野去禱告。But he went away by himself to a waste place for prayer.約 6:15 耶穌既知道眾人要來強逼他作王,就獨自又退到山上去了。Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.
---以上皆是主耶穌,暫時離開服事地點,而退隱到野地,海邊,曠野,山上..等地.所以離開工作,或人潮之地,為的是與神有一段更親密的交通時間.好能重新得力之意.其實自己有時就必須單單地,安靜在神面,去服事神,等候神,飽食神的骨肥髄油,來餵養自己的靈命,這也是一種退隱去靈修也!