One Stone

ADMONITION: One stone

It is with great anticipation that I embark upon this year’s 21-day fast. For some of you it may be the first time that you’re trying such a fast. I know that for some of you, 2hrs into your fast you're thinking 'Oh gawd ah want the ded'.  Let me be honest, this will not be a bed of roses. There will come a time when your desire to please God will be diametrically opposed by your carnal desire to please yourself. This is a true test of the condition of your spiritual self. Don’t worry if you fail. If you fall down just get back up on the horse, as long as you’re not failing on purpose.

Remember that this time of prayer and fast is not only a personal sacrifice but it is a time when we come together as a body to honour the God of heaven, our LORD Jesus Christ. So you are not alone in your struggles. When you hunger there’s someone else hungering, when you thirst there’s someone else experiencing the same thing. If we as individuals graft ourselves into the will of the Father then we will experience a divine revival.

Jacob, the patriarch of Israel gathered stones from a certain place. There he made a pillow with his collection of stones Gen. 28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. Jacob had a dream in which he observed the hosts of heaven ascending and descending upon a ladder. The God of heaven stood at the head of the celestial stairway.

Strangely when Jacob awoke, the bible declares that he took the ‘stone’ NOT stones, from beneath his head and set up a pillar. Gen 28:18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. Isn’t that strange?

The collection of stones was transformed into a stone. We commence as men and women each unto his own, yet in the process of Spiritual discovery we become one. From separate entities when we see his vision we become as one, one stone. Then the outpouring can begin, just as Jacob anointed the pillar.

I can’t wait to see the results of your desire to walk with God. As the Lord blesses you throughout this time, share your testimonies (experiences, victories, moments) with me.

PRAYER:

As I write to you I’ll suggest things you should include in your prayer time. Include this one each day. Ask God to teach you to be spiritually minded and not carnally minded. Romans 8:6