tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22350599.post530034423281106421..comments2022-12-03T05:18:40.924-05:00Comments on From Where God Sits: Counter-intuitiveHerb Shafferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965716309878183528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22350599.post-77217441544953399462011-03-10T22:01:58.882-05:002011-03-10T22:01:58.882-05:00Hey Herb,
Good article. We're doing the Focus...Hey Herb,<br /><br />Good article. We're doing the Focus 40 too. I hope there is a good response across the church.<br /><br />And you're point about Jesus being strongest after the forty day fast is very interesting. I, too, have always taught that Satan came at Jesus' weakest time, but I think you're right about this. As I said, Good article!Rick Blumenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528612776387873289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22350599.post-10606964694723301212011-03-09T21:17:43.162-05:002011-03-09T21:17:43.162-05:00I completely agree with you Pastor that Christ was...I completely agree with you Pastor that Christ was at his strongest, and likewise, the devotion we give to God with focused prayer and fasting brings us closer to God. We see the ignorance of Satan by his thinking that so much time without food would make Christ weak. Whereas Christ may have been physically weak, His faith and trust in the Father's provision was at an all time high! "Not by bread alone but by every Word!" Satan knew not want he was getting himself into! We see this same thing echoed in the world. The world thinks you will become weak! Praise God, we know that this time only serves to enhance and strengthen our relationship with God and thereby equip us all the more for life in the world. Is it any wonder why the beginning of the fast is most difficult? I surmise that many people think it too difficult and therefore give up. I find it not too difficult to even surmise that God's provision removes those hunger pains in time to reveal to us the lies of this world regarding fasting!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311662269634154069noreply@blogger.com