Humility is prized as one of the great virtues of Christian character. Are you in need of an extra dose of humility? My advice would be to take up turkey hunting.
Life is so fast. Advances in technology and transportation move life along at break-neck speed. Do you feel as though the pace of life is so rapid that you are struggling just to keep up?
This Sunday morning, our worship and sermon will center in on "Life in the Fast Lane." It is a call to follow the admonition of Jesus in Matthew 6.16-18 regarding fasting. To fast is to forego the preparation and enjoyment of a meal for the sake of seeking God in personal worship and prayer.
You might be surprised to know that fasting is not a command of Jesus; it is an assumed infinitive. The aorist participle tense in the original Greek is better communicated: "When you fast." Jesus assumes in his statement there will be times in the lives of his disciples when fasting will take place.
Unfortunately, we have too often avoided the Bible's insight on the spiritual discipline of fasting and, as a result, our spiritual lives have suffered. Is life passing you by? Maybe a little time in the "fast" lane will help reorient and refocus you on God's higher calling in your life.
