Good morning. My guess is that we all have a greater appreciation for food than we have had in awhile. We are all looking forward to this evening when we get to once again put the taste buds God gave us to good use. I'm looking forward to it. But until then, we get to awaken our spiritual mouth by tasting of the Lord's goodness, of His faithfulness and love instead of food.
I have to laugh at the dining opportunities that seem to suddenly arise whenever I fast. Maybe you have had some too. Yesterday, I was invited to an emergency lunch meeting with a group of people - at one of the best restaurants in Winston. The next thing I knew, my ice water and I were surrounded by free filet's of salmon, steak and chicken. It looked good too. It's in these moments that we choose to complain or smile and see it as an opportunity to worship instead, giving a greater gift to God and choosing to eat of His love and presence, which is better than prime rib and fine wine. A presentation was then given during the lunch, describing how nearly 30,000 people who were literally starving to death and thirsty - I was then thankful to not be eating and realizing how amazing blessed and lavished on we all are here.
In our weakness He will be strong today and as we die to our flesh, His love and power will flow through us. It's a great day to be alive.
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What an excellent word Stephen!
ReplyDelete"Lord, may the fires of passion for you ignite the initiations of my heart!!!"
On a personal note, this mornings scripture reading brought discovery of how faith in God's answer to judgement from the law is "Fulfilled" by the way of faith. Faith causes us to be what the law actually wants, thus fullilling its requirement. (One less splinter that needs removing).
One of my favorite healing scripture is Matt 4:24 NLT, He healed them ALL!!!
Denise Capuano
ReplyDeleteI have been having lots of dreams since this started. In my dreams I have been getting numbers.
Wed morning David got up early and I went back to sleep. I had a dream and sometime into this dream I heard a voice say 15-3. I could not remember the dream but the numbers were stuck in my head.
When I got up I went through the scriptures and this is the one that really stood out.
Ex 15:3 "The Lord is a warrior,
The Lord is His name."
How powerful is that?
Fasting = Less dishes :)
ReplyDeleteMatt so true about the food in front of you! I have to laugh, because as soon as I start to fast, the food stands out to me more. The one day I fast someone brings donuts to work. No one ever brings donuts to work! Amazing! Great tests from the Lord. I would have to say though this 2 day fast has been the best fast Ive taken. It has been hard and great for me at the same time. The Lord showed me this morning that we always get hungry. Hunger will always be a part of us. Its a natural thing to get hungry. On the spiritual aspect of fasting, my mind was so much more clear! The battle between wanting food and the Lord was greater. My desire for Jesus increased because of this little sacrifice. It increased discipline in my life as well. I felt so strong. I have fasted in the past, but never went to strickly water the whole time. What an amazing opportunity for us to draw closer to him! It felt like forever, yet it felt good to be clear minded and allow the Lord to speak to me. Go God! Thank you for food as well!!
ReplyDeleteLOL. So suddenly everyone was inviting me to eat with them for free! But I remember at one point, when all the homeschool moms were eating their fresh & free chicken sandwiches, I was consciously breathing in the aroma of the sandwich and realized that, yes, it smelled good, but the aroma of God's presence was overriding it. I could look at the sandwich, know that it probably tasted great - but my spirit was overriding my flesh. I didn't care about the food anymore. I felt like my spirit had won out over my soul and flesh. The rest of the day was easier because I lost the focus on food and filled any hunger with the Word inside me. This was an awesome breakthrough for me.
ReplyDeleteLOL. So, suddenly everyone was inviting me to eat with them for free! But I remember at one point, when all the homeschool moms were eating their fresh & free Chik-fil-a sandwiches, I was consciously breathing in the aroma of the sandwich and realized that, yes, it smelled good, but the aroma of God's presence was overriding it. I could look at the sandwich, know that it probably tasted great - but my spirit was overriding my flesh. I didn't care about the food anymore. I felt like my spirit had won out over my soul and flesh. The rest of the day was easier because I lost the focus on food and filled any hunger with the Word inside me. Once the focus was off food, I really didn't feel that hungry. This was an awesome breakthrough for me. But at 6:01 I still ate ;)
ReplyDeleteI just had to share with you what happened last night!
ReplyDeleteOn ending our fast Gary and I went to eat at a Chinese restaurant in Clemmons. The food was even more delicious.
As we started to pay our bill the waitress said that the people at the large table had already paid our bill. We said, “Are you certain they want to pay our bill? We don’t know anyone at that table!” She said yes. So we went over to the table to thank them.
They were from another country, Mexico I think, so they couldn’t speak too much English. When I asked them why they paid for our dinner she just pointed up.
Wow! I am still tingling! What a message God is sending us concerning,
“Just trust me, and I love you.”