FelTab's weekend Fast
At the beginning of each new year, Fellowship Tabernacle usually begins with a fast seeking God's face concerning our direction for the new year. This (January 6 - 8) year we had a weekend shut in. From Friday evening to Sunday morning members stayed at the church's premises praying and fasting.
I wasn't there but from all accounts it was a fruitful venture. The Sunday morning message however from Pastor Miller was very potent.
It began with a word stating (paraphrased) that the fast over weekend is not itself the end. It is the way or the process to an end. We ought not to fast for a reward ie a miraculuos act from God, but to acknowledge that his presence itself is the reward.
The Reverend Al Miller reminded the congregation of the scripture where God showed the people his works but to Moses he showed his ways - Psalms 103 v 7. We fast to be a people who will come into the anointing to set a nation free. Not merely for our own desires. The inclination to do things (even spiritual things) out of selfish motives is very tempting. To endure the process of obedience however is a mark of maturity. Babies expect to be fed immediately when they cry and in all likelihood they will be fed by the parents. But as they get older the pampering will ease. So it is in the spiritual. Many christians (20 yrs an above even) boast of 'anything I ask God for I get'. Baby christian? Not to say that God doesn't answer prayers, but you wonder if they have been obedient to the process which God would require of them as he would an older child.
We ought not also only fast when we have a problem. Again a sign of the fleshy selfish nature. It was ironic too that the word that came for this theme, came from a 'baby christian'. :-)
A nation is is out there dying. People need Jesus. But Jesus deh a heaven. So who gwey show im to dem?
The answer.
Bless.
I wasn't there but from all accounts it was a fruitful venture. The Sunday morning message however from Pastor Miller was very potent.
It began with a word stating (paraphrased) that the fast over weekend is not itself the end. It is the way or the process to an end. We ought not to fast for a reward ie a miraculuos act from God, but to acknowledge that his presence itself is the reward.
The Reverend Al Miller reminded the congregation of the scripture where God showed the people his works but to Moses he showed his ways - Psalms 103 v 7. We fast to be a people who will come into the anointing to set a nation free. Not merely for our own desires. The inclination to do things (even spiritual things) out of selfish motives is very tempting. To endure the process of obedience however is a mark of maturity. Babies expect to be fed immediately when they cry and in all likelihood they will be fed by the parents. But as they get older the pampering will ease. So it is in the spiritual. Many christians (20 yrs an above even) boast of 'anything I ask God for I get'. Baby christian? Not to say that God doesn't answer prayers, but you wonder if they have been obedient to the process which God would require of them as he would an older child.
We ought not also only fast when we have a problem. Again a sign of the fleshy selfish nature. It was ironic too that the word that came for this theme, came from a 'baby christian'. :-)
A nation is is out there dying. People need Jesus. But Jesus deh a heaven. So who gwey show im to dem?
The answer.
Bless.
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