Magnification
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together. Ps. 34:3
Did you ever get a magnifying glass, as a free gift? The purpose of said magnifying glass is to enlarge or amplify an object of your choice. For example, you could for instance hold your magnifying glass over an ant and in the direct path of the sun and allow that glass to amplify/ intensify the suns power and fry said ant. (You would only do this if you were a "sick-o", mind you). Or perhaps you wanted to see some fine print somewhere in a book or magazine, you need only hold that magnifying glass over the text and adjust it to the desired height so that you can read said fine print.
Fasting is like a magnifying glass. It intensifies and enlarges and amplifies our spirit (and on the bad side our flesh) so that we can detoxify ourselves. It allows us to see the "fine print" of the flesh. So that we can stop being ruled by King Stomach and instead place our time and focus directly on the Lord Jesus. The psalmist encourages us to do "this" together. To pray together, to fast together, to exalt His name together.
For the next 16 or so days join with us, The City Church/ GC, as we fast, pray, give and exalt His name together. You can fast (or give up, in non-christianese) many things. For me, I am doing a combo of many different fasts. I am totally fasting sugar (that's added sugar, so no soda, juice, white bread, etc) for the whole time as well as fasting entertainment (TV, movies, video games, etc.) and then two days a week I am totally liquid. That means I just get water. :( The idea behind this whole thing is found in Mark 9:29 which says "This kind comes out by nothing but prayer and fasting". We are believing that things are going to come out. Good things, breakthrough, healing, finances, intimacy with the Holy Spirit, our Generation, our city; all those things would come out!
If you have chose to fast with us, would you do me a favor and drop me a comment and let me know what you are fasting and praying for, briefly. So that we can join with you?
Let US exalt His name together!
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Did you ever get a magnifying glass, as a free gift? The purpose of said magnifying glass is to enlarge or amplify an object of your choice. For example, you could for instance hold your magnifying glass over an ant and in the direct path of the sun and allow that glass to amplify/ intensify the suns power and fry said ant. (You would only do this if you were a "sick-o", mind you). Or perhaps you wanted to see some fine print somewhere in a book or magazine, you need only hold that magnifying glass over the text and adjust it to the desired height so that you can read said fine print.
Fasting is like a magnifying glass. It intensifies and enlarges and amplifies our spirit (and on the bad side our flesh) so that we can detoxify ourselves. It allows us to see the "fine print" of the flesh. So that we can stop being ruled by King Stomach and instead place our time and focus directly on the Lord Jesus. The psalmist encourages us to do "this" together. To pray together, to fast together, to exalt His name together.
For the next 16 or so days join with us, The City Church/ GC, as we fast, pray, give and exalt His name together. You can fast (or give up, in non-christianese) many things. For me, I am doing a combo of many different fasts. I am totally fasting sugar (that's added sugar, so no soda, juice, white bread, etc) for the whole time as well as fasting entertainment (TV, movies, video games, etc.) and then two days a week I am totally liquid. That means I just get water. :( The idea behind this whole thing is found in Mark 9:29 which says "This kind comes out by nothing but prayer and fasting". We are believing that things are going to come out. Good things, breakthrough, healing, finances, intimacy with the Holy Spirit, our Generation, our city; all those things would come out!
If you have chose to fast with us, would you do me a favor and drop me a comment and let me know what you are fasting and praying for, briefly. So that we can join with you?
Let US exalt His name together!
ยข
posted by Casey at
10:23 AM
2 Comments:
i absolutely love that verse. God has definately spoken to me through it in a powerful way. you rock pastor casey
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Anonymous, at 1:25 AM, January 16, 2006
"mr. pibb and red vine equals crazy delish, yo!"
~Pastor Casey, in his Thursday night sermon, possibly quoting someone else.
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Anonymous, at 1:35 PM, January 20, 2006
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