Were you changed during this lent season through fasting and prayer?

Scripture: 1 Cor. 15: 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? A conscious, intentional decision to abstain for a time from the pleasure of your choice, this fast has been marked by 40 days of repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. It has not changed God, rather it should have changed us and our prayers. Seeking God while putting him first should have to some degree, created an environment for prayer which allows us to intercede for others in a way that can be pleasing to God. According to Isaiah 58, the ideal fast is being consecrated and committed to God, fasting while having the right priorities, lifting people’s burdens, having the heart of a giver, showing love to others, and having a burden for souls. The less desirable fast is one of fasting while treating others with injustice, quarreling and strife and pursuing our own pleasures rather than God’s will.  CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!! Points to Ponder: We no longer seek the living among the dead for He has risen, just like He said. Be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Prayer: Lord, give us the strength to lay the burdens of our sins at the foot of Your Cross and to leave them there.