Some Thoughts

For we are saved by faith.

So Christ in His love for us comes as man but is God-man. He comes as a contradiction (making us decide by faith. He comes as God incognito (How painful perhaps to be something (God) but having to be incognito (as man) ) He came offending. He lowly carpenter man saying He is God. He came with miracles evidencing He is God. Both Offence and miracles drawing attention to Himself and saying “you decide by faith”. Would He have been able to bring forth faith had He been like other pagan gods, directly communicating to us, creating no offence (making nice), directly being recognizable? In our quest for evidence after evidence, doctrine after doctrine to neatly explain Christianity, in our quest to ‘make nice’ Christianity (universally acceptable to all- not creating offence) – we make our Yeshua a pagan idol. No mystery, no offence no in cognition (as He intended) – no need for faith. Can we be saved then? 

He demands faith, He demands that He be the object of faith. This means a relationship with Him. This means staying the course in spite of mystery. Let Him continue to offend and Let there be unexplainables that there may be faith. It remains the same for troubles. Having stayed faithful and yet trouble comes and it is all silent from Him. Mystery of mystery , faith must exist and He must become that object of faith for us to be called just. (For the just shall live by faith). There must arise situations for faith to be exercised, for the just to live by. To live daily, hourly, in every minute and second by faith. 

A Lazy Boy

 

Results of Fasting and Prayer

1. Through fasting, one consecrate and dedicated him/her self to God.

• Jesus Christ the Son of the living God was on consecration fast during the 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness (Luke 4:1-2)
• Moses consecrated himself through 40 days and 40 nights fasting during the time he met with god on mount Sinai (Ex:34:28). In another occasion, Moses fasted for 40 days and nights on behalf of Israel and God reverse His decision (Deu 9:18-20)
  

1. Elijah after being ministered to by an angel in the wilderness, consecrated, dedicated and prepared himself with 40 days and 40 nights fasting to meet with God at Mount Horeb (1 King 19:8)
2. Fasting fortifies our prayer to destroy the works of the enemy and gain victory over them. (2 Chron 20:3, 4:27)
3. Through fasting, we can seek God’s guidance and protection from danger. (Ezra 8:21-23)
4. Through fasting, we can experience healing and restoration (Neh 1:4, 2:8)
5. Through fasting, we can intercede for our nation (Esther 4:15-16)
6. Through fasting, we obtain favour through the divine favour of God. (Esther 5:1-4)
7. Through fasting, we can see and experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:30-48)
8. Through fasting, we can be delivered from danger (Acts 27:33-36, 44)
9. Through fasting, we can walk in a greater spiritual dimension and fellowship with God.
10. Through fasting, we can receive knowledge through revelation.
11. Through fasting, we will be able to fight and win great spiritual battles.
12. Through fasting, we can have power to intercede on behalf of our families and nations.
13. Through fasting, we can see healing and restoration come to the body of Christ.
14. Through fasting, we persevere in the spirit and execute judgment upon the devil