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Category Archives: Lent
Great Taste
Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV) When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight. “Eating your words” is an unpleasant thing. Humbling. “Eating God’s words” is a great thing. A joy and delight. Even better than brownies. … Continue reading
Sweet Taste
Psalm 119:103 (ESV) How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! God’s Word–sweeter than dessert. All too often, I take more pleasure in a gooey brownie than the Bible–which explains why I’m giving up … Continue reading
Taste Good
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first of the 40 days of Lent. Many Christians make fasting a part of their Lenten season. Some give up a meal a week, others a meal a day. Some fast from one type of food. … Continue reading
Be Prepared – Have a Plan
We talked about Lent and fasting in Sunday’s Bible class. We ended class with these questions: What is God calling you to do during Lent? Do you have a plan? Don’t charge ahead with your own plan. … Continue reading
Be Prepared – Think Ahead
Ash Wednesday is two days away. It’s the start of Lent, the season of preparation that ends with Easter. What do you think about Lent? I don’t (Lent isn’t on my radar) I fast – Lent calls for … Continue reading
Viral Revival
For the 40 days of Lent, I’m praying for revival, a spiritual awakening. Psalm 85:6-7 (TLB) Oh, revive us! Then your people can rejoice in you again. Pour out your love and kindness on us, Lord, and grant us … Continue reading
Fast Right
Isaiah 58:6 (NIV) Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Fasting done right makes … Continue reading
Simply Fast
Joel 2:12 (ERV) This is the Lord’s message: “Now come back to me with all your heart. Cry and mourn, and don’t eat anything! Show that you are sad for doing wrong.” Don’t fast half-heartedly, by rote, out of duty … Continue reading
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How the Fast Works
Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. Fasting isn’t some magical method to get God to do what you want. It tunes your ears to hear His plan.
What the Fast Does
It’s not what we give up. It’s what we go after. “Prayer is reaching out and after the unseen; fasting, letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepens, confirms the resolution that … Continue reading