Fasting! Why?

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Have you watched the video I shared earlier?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p2wTUR2Uwk
Were you moved at all? It is the video of a Spirit-filled man observing a life of fasting!http://www.akshayatrust.org/ .

I know you've tried and met with some regrets,but that shouldn't stop you from giving "food for physical nutrition; love and affection for mental nutrition" to the needy around you.
There are too many distractions,too many indeed to cope with at a time,and so we have become very manipulative, and are now violent,"taking everything by force".

Isaiah 58:1-14.
Do you observe fasting at all?How long ago and how do you fast?
Many do their fasting for ONLY these two reasons;
1- Religious observation,and
2- "taking everything by force".
Many people today never do skip vocations and trips,meals and lunches,and all the others for the needy.Do you stop and give the homeless guy a dollar($1!) for food and a smile for love&affection? 
"Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" (Isa 58:7-8).

Many quote Mat 11:12 "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force." to mean something else.The violent man here is the devil,a.k.a, the thief that is making millions of people go hungry,homeless,naked,diseased and then dead(John 10:10).This is his works and it must be destroyed all around us.

In summary,this is the fasting God has chosen for you and I,and it is "to cut down on waste(excess food) and then distribute(love and affection)".

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The Power in the Gospel of Christ (Part 1).

The Power in the Gospel of Christ (Part 1).
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Rom 1:16.Do we really understand the depth of the truth in this verse? I believe that understanding this will make the task of proclaiming and teaching the gospel easier.

So why are we ashamed to proclaim John 3:16 anymore?"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.The power in the gospel is in the receiving of ever-lasting life from God - a life that start to NEVER end,it's forever! Nothing of/and from God dies.Whosoever that believes and confesses Christ to be true,instantaneously receives this life,that is,a new spirit from God which never dies, and it's the only important qualifier for heaven,if we abide in the truth,for "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." John 3:6-7.I repeat,at the moment of confession, "we received a new spirit from God".Therefore,death has been swallowed up in victory at that very moment of confession.Now,If our flesh is dying or dies,it can be restored or raised up again and again and again...because of the new spirit we've received of the Father of life! And herein lies our faith for victory in healing,miracles,signs and wonders over all sicknesses,illnesses,diseases and even death itself! Mark 16:17-18.So therefore,John 3:16 is the summarized statement of the full package of "Restoration of Glory" to man - physically,mentally,and spiritually.And is this not the gospel we Must proclaim to the world, boldly and with dignity? Or are we afraid and ashamed of it?

Note:The full glorification of man(body,soul,spirit) is a 3-step process,which started with the birth of a new life/spirit.John 3:16 states that most critical transformation and connection to life begins at believing and confessing Christ as True and the Only way to the Father of Life.

Prosperity.

Prosperity.

PROSPER'ITY, n. [L. prosperitas.] Advance or gain in any thing good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; success; attainment of the object desired; as the prosperity of arts; agricultural or commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Our disposition to abuse the blessings of providence renders prosperity dangerous.[Webster dictionary]

"..and the prosperity of fools sh

all destroy them.

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Prov 1:32.

Our definition of prosperity today is in a direction opposite that of God (3 John 1:2). Many today pursue after the sudden burst of wealth and riches, anywhere and anyhow it can be gotten.No wonder we fall into many,many enticing pitfalls.

Check yourself, are you prospering or pursuing the jackpot (!#) of life? God is saying we should realign with Him first,taking no "thought/s" for tomorrow (Mat 6:31-34) because the evil plans of the devil for each day could be overwhelming,if we remain ignorant.
Let us live "One-Day-At-A-Time", eradicating evils such as poverty,sicknesses,deaths, fermines,ethnic wars,and terrorism,while God's blessing is added unto us. This is God's will for all of His children.

The Exchange of Faith.

The Exchange of Faith.
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Faith to me is knowing you're faithful in all you do.And to have faith in someone or thing, is to know the person or thing is reliable, dependable and faithful.This has nothing to do with religion.

We have faith in God after hearing His Word (i.e,His "report sheet" [Rom 10:17]) of things He has done in the lives of men since He created the world.So we call Him a Faithful God (Deut 7:9).This is what we've come to expect from God, Whose faithfulness is forever.
As I get to know more about His faithfulness,the more my faith in Him grows.This is the foundation of every faith-based beliefs.

What about us?
God said if we are faithful in little things,He will commit greater things into our hands.

Luke 16:10-12 "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.(11)  If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?  (12) And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?"

God has always been faithful in greater things,so also He expect us to be faithful in all our "little" dealings with Him and ourselves.God need's to have faith in us to "push" blessings our way.Therefore,it's not enough to have faith in God and not be faithful ourselves.

Have faith in God,and let God have faith in you.

The Body of Christ:

The Body of Christ:
the mystery of how the Body of Christ(i.e,the Church) functions.
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1- Just as the natural body has 5 senses(Eyes,Nose,Tongue,Ear,& Skin),so also is the Body of Christ with 5 ministries given to the Church as Apostles,Prophets,Evangelists,Pastors & Teachers:
-for the Perfecting of the saints;
-for the Work of the ministry;
-for Edifying of the Body of Christ.
And these must  not stop till we all come in the :-
*unity of the faith,and of the 
*knowledge of the Son of God,unto a perfect man in measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ,speaking the Truth in Love.[Ephesian 4:11-16].

2- Just as the natural body has blood & DNA as its unique identifier(family?!) so also is the Body of Christ having the Blood of God in flesh running through the Church,which is our new family in God.

3- Just as the natural body has a Nervous System running through the backbone attached to the brain in the head,so also we have the Holy Spirit linking us to Christ in God.This is how we interact with people and things.Without the backbone the body is paralysed [Eph 4:16].If any part of the body does not join itself to its backbone,it withers and dies.

4- What about marriage? Two unique DNA bonding to form a unique identifier,that is,a new body.Here the new body now has the attributes of both DNA or parents.God is Spirit and He gave of Himself,His only begotten Son and His Holy Spirit[Eph 4:4].And since we became born-again,we have become a new being,sons of God,a god to the devil,demons,and our world.

I can go on and on describing the mystery of this beautiful Body of Christ,but time and space would not permit.Ponder on these that you may know what you've become and to whom you belong,Christ Jesus.

Darkness summarized.

Darkness summarized.
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The word "darkness" sends shivers down the spine of many today.We have to come to associate it with evil,but this is not suppose to be so.Why would I say that?


"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Gen 1:1-2.

At the very beginning of our creation,darkness was upon(i.e, covering) the face of the deep.
THIS DARKNESS IS NOT EVIL.It's secrets of creation hidden to be revealed.And the only way to reveal what is in darkness is through Light,"And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."(Gen 1:3) to reveal secrets,manifold wisdom,knowledge,and understanding,etc needed to cause life & things to happen. 

God's depth is hidden from all (a.k.a "God,the Unfathomable"), and ONLY His Spirit can search out all things.And the True Light,which is Christ (John 1:9) revealed things right at the foundation of this universe.(Note:The devil and evil wasn't present there and then.He(devil) was about to be created.)

Darkness is like a "space" where things are hidden and even evil.Just as the sun,moon,and stars (Gen 1:14) govern the day and night,so also should the children of light govern this space I call "darkness".It's our domain! ;)

Prayer:
May the True Light(Christ) continue to make our lights shine over every darkness (i.e,areas of ignorance,doubt and unbelief) by His Spirit,revealing heavenly-divine secrets in Jesus name,amen.