The Lord has called us to proclaim 2011 as "The Year of Revival" for CCC. We believe that God is going to inhabit our lives this year in a very spectacular way. Our first revival begins on Sunday, January 23, 2011 with Dr. H. E. Cardin. We are excited about what God is doing.
The revival will be preceeded by 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. The event will begin on Jan. 2nd and end Jan. 22. This will lead us into a special time of spiritual renewal.
I believe that God has been calling His people to prayer and fasting over the last several years. Sometimes the church has responded in a variety of ways. I have seen some use 21 days of prayer and fasting as a time to begin their New Year’s resolutions. Some have used it as a way to diet and lose weight, while others see it as a time to break bad habits.
Too often we go on hunger strikes to hear from God, yet we continue our busy, distracted lives. That is not a true fast, therefore, we will get very little benefit from it.
A true fast occurs when we abstain from the things of the world for the purpose of seeking God in a more focused manner.
The children of Israel would abstain from food and then question God, saying, “Why are You not impressed? or Why don’t You notice our efforts?”
God answered them through the prophet Isaiah in Is. 58: 3-4 saying, “I will tell you why! It’s because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting – In the day of your fast you find pleasure and exploit all your laborers. This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me" (NLT).
The fasting that God is calling us to is not necessarily a food fast, and most likely it is not a total refraining from food. It is a fast of what keeps you from seeking the Lord. It may be TV, the computer, cell pohones, Facebook, Twitter, gossip, friends, family, finances, work, and so on. It’s time to turn from the world and turn back to God.
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