Day 21/40-days: You can laugh again
There is no way around it, fasting is tough; it will make you miserable. However, the purpose of fasting is … Continue reading Day 21/40-days: You can laugh again
Author: pastorkemp
These are the random musings of a man whose goal is to make Jesus the paramount pursuit of my life who, while in this effort, is writing down a few lessons I've learned along the way. You'll have to decide if they are worth heeding but at least you may learn a few things not to do.
Day 20/40-days: Mid-course adjustments
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and … Continue reading Day 20/40-days: Mid-course adjustments
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
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.
