March 9, 2011

• Ash Wednesday

  "Anyone who has tended a fireplace knows that it needs to be stirred up occasionally." -William Booth

  Churches across the nation started out the new year with a 21 day corporate fast.  It was a wonderful awakening.  We saw God move in the lives of many people and in many situations.  Following the fast, one of things that we heard again and again was that people felt fasting should a more frequent part of their lives.  Not just once a year. 

  Jesus  spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry.  Ash Wednesday (today) marks the beginning of this forty day period of prayer and fasting.  It leads us up to Holy Week and Easter. 

  This is a great season to stir up that fire in our hearts that we felt during the Awake 21 fast.  I am so excited to participate in the Awakening Easter Devotional. Go check it out. 

   

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