"Feasting on Famine"

Ok guys, the 30 Hour Famine is just about 2 weeks away now (April 30- May 1st), and I am hungry for what's going to take place! I know the title of this post is kinda weird, but it makes perfect sense if you think about from the spiritual perspective.I mean really- do you want to be more Christ-like? Then you need only do one thing: OBEY!


Yep. That's it! All you have to do to be more Christ-like (aside from believing and accepting Him as your Lord and Savior) is obey Him. However, obedience to Him does require that you do quite a few things. First off is letting go of the world, and grabbing hold of your cross. That means giving up your desires (which usually are selfish) and giving in to His (which are always self-less.) Now, I'm not going to get into that topic any further because that is a sermon all in itself, but I will ask that you remember this past weeks message from Psalm 145. It calls us to praise God constantly, sharing how great He is and proclaiming this in all we do, with all we are.

Remember, we are to shine His light through our works, (and we are His light) so that our Father will be glorified. (Matthew 5:16) Even Christ didn't have His own agenda! At the age of 12 even, He told His mother, "I am about my Father's business." And, since we are God's children, and urged- no, commanded- to be imitators of Christ, shouldn't we be about the same?

To know God is to love God. To love God is to serve God. To serve God is to believe God.

Again, if faith without works is dead, can people say that we are alive? Salvation and true love for God WILL result in works that glorify Him, and an attitude of service for the love He has given us.

Now back to the statement about Feasting on Famine:

The question I asked earlier was if you wanted to be more like Christ? If you are truly saved, then the answer will be a resounding YES! If you have to think about it, then you better check yourself (and get with me asap so we can help straighten things out!) Does your soul crave communion with Him? Have you tasted how sweet and flavorful the Lord and His greatness is? Have you accepted His invitation to drink and thirst no more? Isn't He the bread of life, and His Word our daily bread? Sounds like an all you can eat buffet to me! It is- and then some!

Doing the Famine will help you draw closer to God, closer to your friends in your group, and help in satisfying that desire to be more Christ like as you minister to those who are in need. You may be hungry while you do it, but I guarantee you'll experience a fullness that truly satisfies!

I'm excited, and I'm expecting God to move in marvelous ways before during, and especially after the Famine! I am also praying for each and every one of you who are participating, that God will use you, bless you and be glorified through you!

I love you all, and pray that you always stay hungry and thirsty for Him and His righteousness, because you will be filled (Matthew 5:6).

Guy
Romans 12:11