Fasting can take many forms, but is primarily about putting ourselves second and God’s kingdom first. Feasting is about celebrating God’s provision and building up community; feasts should do both.
PRINCIPALITIES AND POWER
Paul's contributions to our understanding of the powers of evil is to sum them up in the phrase 'principalities and powers'. For him they represent the sum-total of evil powers that threaten men both heavenly and earthly.
UNITY AND DIVERSITY ACCORDING TO GOD
And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, Acts 17:26 (ESV). It is within this greater context of unity that humanity's diversity rightly appears.
HOLINESS - FROM WILDERNESS TO WITNESS
“The Bible says that God is holy, holy, holy. Not that He is merely holy, or even holy, holy. He is holy, holy, holy. The Bible never says ..
THE PROPHETIC AND THE PASTORAL
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherdsa]">[ and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ Ephesians 4:11-13 (ESV)
EMPTIED FROM VESSEL TO VESSEL
The words, emptied from vessel to vessel, are so suggestive! The Holy Spirit in making use of such an expression means more than we may think from a surface or careless reading. The figure has to do with wine-making. It tells one of the methods used in producing a clear, rich, well-refined wine. It is poured into a vessel and allowed to stand for a certain length of time under respective circumstances perhaps of heat, cold, light of darkness. Then it is poured again into another.
KINDNESS OF GOD
God's kindness towards us, has shown us how to be kind towards others. All good things come together out of God's love. The kindness we show to others grows even more as we understand God's loving kindness towards us. "so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:7 (ESV)
PANORAM, PATTERNS, PURPOSES
God patiently guided his charges through the divine pattern he established, yet they continued obstinately to follow their own way, murmuring and complaining all the while at their results. His patience, though tried, endured. Patterns serve as directions we use to complete a task. When we fail to follow the patterns God has given us, his abiding mercy and unending love are still the precious redemptive gifts he provides for our lives.
AREAS THAT NEED TO BE ORDERED IN OUR LIVES
God brought order out of chaos during the creation of our planet. Genesis 1:1-2 (ESV) God loves order. This order becomes more apparent the deeper you study creation. God desires to help us create order out of our chaotic lives. Set your priorities to guide your expense of resources. Your family, marriage, future, and ministry are more important.
FINDING YOUR WAY TO CHRIST
Seek Jesus in prayer. Cry out to Him, he will hear you, and answer you if you mean it! Ask Christ Jesus to save you and forgive you of your sins, and wash you whiter than snow, however you must not return back to your sins. In prayer to Christ Jesus, you must repent of your ways, and decide to put Christ first. Christ will give you peace, a deep peace, and instantly the depression and the darkness will simply disappear.