Day 19/40-days: Forced Fasts
1 Samuel 1:7 (ASV) … therefore she wept, and did not eat. Sometimes a fast is forced upon us. The pain … Continue reading Day 19/40-days: Forced Fasts
Month: January 2016
Day 18/40-days: Enduring Strength
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts. (Proverbs 17:3, NIV) … Continue reading Day 18/40-days: Enduring Strength
Day 17/40-days: Are you hungry yet?
The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. Proverbs 16:26 (NIV) Remember, the whole point of … Continue reading Day 17/40-days: Are you hungry yet?
Oh those wandering sheep
Luke 15:4 (NKJV) 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the … Continue reading Oh those wandering sheep
Day 13/40-days: 40-days = forever?
Forty days can seem like a lifetime when you measure it in terms of daily deprivation. No matter how noble … Continue reading Day 13/40-days: 40-days = forever?
Day 11/40-days: The Hint of the Cross
When Jesus revealed that each of us has a cross to bear that should have been a hint that sometimes … Continue reading Day 11/40-days: The Hint of the Cross
Day 10/40-days: You gotta bow before you can stand
Genesis 18:2-3 (NKJV) So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when … Continue reading Day 10/40-days: You gotta bow before you can stand
Day 9/40: Don’t hurry to leave.
Genesis 18:22 (NKJV) Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the … Continue reading Day 9/40: Don’t hurry to leave.
Day 8/40: Should Christians be fat?
It is hard not to keep fasting about losing weight. Truth be known, most of us could afford to lose … Continue reading Day 8/40: Should Christians be fat?
Day 7/40: Jesus is gone.
Matthew 9:14-16 (NLT) 14 One day the disciples of John the Baptist came to Jesus and asked him, “Why don’t your … Continue reading Day 7/40: Jesus is gone.
The ONE THING 