Day 10 | Why Fast?
January 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Mark 4:19
The desires for other things enter in and choke the word.
The only weapon that will triumph over the enemy is a deeper hunger for God. The weakness of our hunger for God is not because he is unsavory, but because we keep ourselves stuffed with “other things.” Perhaps, then, the denial of our stomach’s appetite for food might express, or even increase, our soul’s appetite for God.
What is at stake here is not just the good of our souls, but also the glory of God. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. The fight of faith, it is a fight to feast on all that God is for us in Christ.
What we hunger for most, we worship.
- John Piper
His goodness shines with brightest rays, When we delight in all His ways. His glory overflows its rim, When we are satisfied in Him.
His radiance will fill the earth, When people revel in his worth. The beauty of God’s holy fire, Burns brightest in the heart’s desire.
