I am loving food at the moment after finishing fasting earlier in the week! I honestly felt like I was about 8 years old on Christmas eve last Monday night. After talking at length with my wife on Monday morning about what we were going to enjoy eating on Tuesday, it’s a bit of an understatement to say that I was a little excited about the thought of once again being able to eat.
For all those who have taken part in some way in fasting over this previous month, well done! I hope and pray that you have had significant eye-opening moments. Perhaps a moment where God revealed something to you that you hadn’t seen before, maybe an answer to prayer in a way that you weren’t expecting, maybe simply a grater awareness of God.
One of the moments that has happened for me over the month was gaining a new perspective on what Jesus said in John 4 to his disciples, where he pointed out that ‘his food is to do the will of the father who sent Him’ (Jn 4:34). During this recent fast was probably the closest time in my life where I have felt like that had become a reality for me. As I spent time with Him, it was as if there was a physical strength that came from it. It was almost like eating actual food. It was truly remarkable to me that something that is such a strong driver in my life at such regular intervals could also be something that I could replace with something greater.
Perhaps when Jesus said this, He was so into what was taking place (while he was talking to the woman at the well) that He wasn’t actually interested in eating food. He was quite content to receive His energy and strength from another source.
It raises the question doesn’t it – what are we eating?
Where are we finding our strength and sustenance?
Where are we going to for the next energy boost?
What’s going to add the vital vitamins and minerals that we need to survive?
Am I feeding on only purely physical food, or am I prepared to gain a level of sustenance from somewhere else – God Himself?
Go to Him today, to gain what you truly need.
Much love.
Stanley
