Tag Archives: Lent

Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. Daily bread. Not daily cake, brownies or ice cream. What I need daily. Not what I want daily. Teach me, dear God, to tell the difference.

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Good Taste

1 Peter 2:3 (ERV) You have already tasted the goodness of the Lord. One good taste deserves another. And another. And another. “The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate on it, the more you will be … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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