Day 7 of a 21 day fast

Throughout the past year and a half the Lord has had me fast quite a bit and one thing that He showed me that is incredibly important prior to going on a fast and during your fast is to ask Him for the grace to be able to fast.

I am so amazed when I do this just how intimately He responds.  One day while I was fasting I was really thinking about wanting a juicer but knew that I could not afford to purchase one.  However, my Father in heaven owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He heard my heart!  The very same day when I went to my friend's to deliver some food, she had purchased me a brand new (retro 70's) juicer!  You can only imagine how I felt when it had just been hours before hand that I was in prayer and talking with the Lord about a juicer.  This is just one of many examples where the Lord has encouraged me and sustained me through my pursuit of deeper intimacy with Him.

This evening I received a call from a friend of mine who the Lord is pursuing very intensely and she asked if I wanted some of her vegan gumbo.  Tomorrow just so happens to be the week that I am only eating vegetables!  He not only confirms how He wants me to carry out my fast but he encourages me in my commitment.  He is such a good God!  ( I love you Lord!)

So if that is not enough to encourage you to pray for the grace to walk out these next couple weeks let me give you some insight into what exactly grace refers to.

Hebrews 12:28 

28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving ra kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus slet us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,

This word grace comes from the Greek word charis

* that which affords: joy,pleasure,delight,seetness,charm,loveliness: grace of speech

* Good will, loving kindness,favour

* Of merciful kindness by which God, exerting His holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith and knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the excercise of the Christian virtues.

Pretty profound huh?

Well charis comes from the root word chairo

* To rejoice, be glad

* To rejoice exceedingly

* To be well, thrive

Do you get the idea?  Be encouraged today!  God has not only given us abundant grace but there is more for the asking!  We have not because we ask not!  So by all means  ASK!  He is faithful!

John 1:16,17

16 For from hhis fullness we have all received, igrace upon grace.1 17 For jthe law was given through Moses; kgrace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

That word fullness come from the Greek word pleroma which means:

*That which is or has been filled

*That which is filled with the: Presence,Power, Agency, Riches of God and of Christ.

Thank you Father for Your awesome provision of grace that You have already bestowed on us and we bless you for who you are and how you love us and give us everything we need.  We are asking for an over abundance of Your grace throughout the next two weeks.  We thank you for the richness of Your word may it take up residence in our hearts and minds and bear fruit that remains so that we can walk in the presence, power and riches of Christ Jesus our Lord.  We ask this in His precious name...... the name to which every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord to the glory of God the Father........ Yeshua!