Friends, in a month we begin the season of Lent, a time during which we reflect on the passion of Jesus our Lord as He finished out His earthly ministry and prepared for His return to glory via death on a cross, burial, and a resurrection witnessed by hundreds and documented in Scripture.
I'm mentioning this a month early for a specific reason: I am asking you to seriously and prayerfully consider going on an extended fast during Lent. It's an opportunity to seek the face of God more intensely than through prayer alone. It's an opportunity to demonstrate to yourself that you are taking authority over your body and your appetite as you pursue the presence of the Lord.
If you are asking in your heart "What will I gain?", then perhaps fasting is not for you at this time. This endeavor is not about getting anything; it's about giving more of ourselves, more of our attention, to the almighty God who saves us and keeps us saved.
Please, over the next month, pray about this and ask the Lord to show you what He wants you to do. And, when He shows you, be sure to obey Him completely and joyfully.
Take care my friends. See you next Tuesday, Lord willing.
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