Jeremiah 29:13, “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

It’s Tuesday and Day 19 of our challenge.

As I mentioned before, these last few days of the challenge we are going to focus on fasting and consecration. We are seeking God. We want to hear from him, so we can get to that next level in him. We want to be balanced in our life so we can please him.

God knows all thing. He knows your thoughts afar off (Psalms139:2). He knew you before you were even in your mothers womb (Jeremiah 1:5). But he still requires us to ask and seek him. He is a gentleman, he does not force his will upon us. We must decide that we want God, then we must ask. (Joshua 24:15).

Going a little deeper.

Once we make him our choice, we must keep choosing him over and over again. Why? Because everyday, the devil comes after us to see if he can get us to make a different choice. If today is the day that we will go back to serving him and our flesh. He always temps us with things that appeal specifically to us (James 1:13-14). That is what makes it a battle – because it is something we would be attracted to. Something we like and are familiar with.

We fast and consecrate:

So, we must keep this body under subjection to the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 9:27). We must mortify (or make dead) the deeds of this body (Romans 8:13), so that God gets the glory out of our lives. We seek to be holy and clean before God and man. From this foundation, we seek God to know what his will is for our lives. Then we seek him to walk in that will.

This walk is a never ending cycle of seeking God and walking in what he reveals.

It is a faith walk, and we must seek God continually to navigate it successfully. But our seeking is not a chore. It is an awesome experience that we get the honor and privilege to be a part of. Psalms 16:11, “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

God always gives us more that he gets from us.

We get to enjoy his presence and walk away from the experience with so much more that we had before.

Devotion:

Turn that plate down. Give up food for a period of time that works for you. Generally a fast is at least 24 hours. However, some people do half a day, or anything in between. Whatever your sacrifice, do it as unto the Lord. Don’t forget about it, but keep it at the forefront of your mind.

Exercise:

Keep it going and keep it moving. Find something the flows right along with your fast. Don’t overdo it.

Healthy Eating:

We are fasting today, but we will pick this back up once our fast is over.

Enjoy your time in the Lord.

Have a blessed night.