Thank you and to God Alone be the Glory for participating in "Our August Fast". "I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." (Phillipians 1:6).
Pastor John Piper gives six reasons for fasting and I found the first reason to be very exciting:
1. FOR JESUS TO COME BACK
Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. (Matthew 9:14-15).
Be hopeful not only for what God is doing at WBC but for what God is doing in heaven and earth. Be expectant that he will come back and we will live together in his Kingdom forever.
I would like to keep this blog open for the next few days and share testimonies with each other. Please use the "comment" section under this post to share a testimony of something God did in your life this month. If you have trouble posting, email me (pastorcalebwidmer@gmail.com) and I'll post it for you.
Your brother in Christ, Caleb Widmer
My August fast & replacement item was my recreational reading. I LOVE a good story! It was very hard to let go of that relaxation routine, but the more I did it, the more I knew I had made the right choice. I was even able to testify to a co-worker of the fast...yet another encouragement to draw closer to God for this Catholic friend. I did not always remember to pray daily, but when I did it was a SWEETNESS to my soul and gave me a peace that my fiction reading could never match! Thank you, Caleb for challenging our fellowship and the encouragement of the blog.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that it takes three weeks to develop a habit and that is what I did during the August Fast. In the four + weeks of the month I got back into the "habit" of prayer. It has been a blessing to renew something that I had lost "somewhere along the way" and I am so thankful that I participated. I enjoyed the encouragement and edification of the blog posts. Thank you.
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