Friday, February 19, 2010: Isaiah 58:1-9a ; Matthew 9:14-15
Posted by Rev. Bekeh Utietiang on February 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What is the kind of fasting that the Lord wants? It is easy to give up food, rub our bodies with ashes and yet not change in our ways. One may fast during this season, pray daily, and give to the food cupboard and yet estranged with his family or a family member. God expects more from you during this season. The emphasis should not so much be on what you have given up but what you are doing to further God’s kingdom here on earth. The fast that is pleasing to the Lord is one in which you go out of your way to do things positively: work in the food cupboard, speak to people you have cut off from your life because they are a source of annoyance to you, visit people in prison, help elderly with chores or just visit them, reconcile with those who have hurt you, pray God’s blessings on your enemies.