Tomorrow starts the monthly Global Bridegroom fast. This is a voluntary thing they do here at IHOP. Jesus said in response to the criticism that his disciples did not fast, that they couldn't fast while the bridegroom was with them, but they soon would fast when he was taken away. (Mark 2:18-20) It's a fast for intimacy, a greater experience of His presence, and also a kind of mourning of love sickness for Jesus. The disciples lived with Him daily and grieved losing that physical presence of Jesus. They missed him.
For so long I didn't understand the ache of loneliness in my spirit. I kept medicating it. It didn't make sense. The more I learned about Jesus, His love for me, the worse it got. Being the good American I am, I pushed down the pain, and got sick. Now...I get it. I miss Him. I want Him to come back. We, as His Bride, were made for Him. We will never be satisfied with anything less.
Tomorrow, among other things, I'm fasting words. I've been convicted about my speech. God can't anoint my words and use them in power unless it is sanctified to Him. I'm not naive enough to think a 3 day fast, is going to complete that work, but it's an offering. He sees the "YES" in my spirit, and loves that!
There are people all over the world who participate in this fast, so it's powerful to think of us all joining together to fast and pray our desire for the Lord together.
Corey Russel, one of the teacher/preachers here said that our walk can be summed up in one word. Desire. He will give us His presence in direct proportion to our desire for Him. If we have little of His presence in our lives, we have to realize, we have as much of Him as we desire. Selah.
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