What is the essence of your fast if you dislike whom you sit with in church?
What is the essence of your fast and prayers when you hold bitterness in your heart?
What is the essence of your fast when you talk (gossip) disparagingly of your Leaders, be it at your places of worship, or organizations. (Only if the fruits of their hands and hearts are questionable).
What is the essence of your fast when you dislike/discard your spouse or beat her everyday?
What is the essence of your fast when you cannot lend or give to the poor?
What is the essence of your fast when you beat your children everyday and do not care for them?
What is the essence of your fast when you covet what does not belong to you?
What is the essence of your fast when you devise in your heart to bring (destroy) down someone’s life or business?
What is the essence of your fast when you hold on to dark powers? Have you not heard you cannot serve God and Mammon?
The book of Matthew 6:24 states:
No man can serve two masters: for either he. will hate the one, and love the other; or else. he will hold to the one, and despise the other, Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
What is the essence of your fast if you keep comparing your children to another? Be blessed with the gift God has given you. Many are looking for just one child.
What is the essence of your fast if you are in perpetual hateful competition?
What is the essence of your fast if pride is in thine heart?
What is the essence of your fast if you are stingy?
What is the essence of your fast when you cannot forgive, or say sorry?
Is it not better to Obey Divine Instructionss than for you to fast?
Do not think Fasting is not good however, it ought to make us better in our minds and spirit man, even as we do it to lose weight and cleanse our bodies of toxins.
The book of Zechariah 7:13 states that “Therefore it happened, that just as He proclaimed and they would not hear, so when they call out and I God will not listen”.
Today, let’s begin to renew our minds with Love, Joy, Peace, Mercy, Compassion and blessings to widows, the fatherless, the alien or the poor as commanded lest we are scattered with whirlwind among all nations (vs 14).
I pray the Spirit of the Lord God Almighty envelopes us more in Jesus name, amen
Be safe as always everyone 🙏
Happy Sunday 😊
God bless you
Peace and Love, FTA