Another look at the key pieces of the heart God is relaying through the house of prayer, specifically this week at the key place fasting, prayer and longing for more of God has in the New Covenant.
For many it’s hard to see the place for fasting in the New Covenant. After all, what we see in the Old Covenant is mostly fasting as a sign of mourning over sin that has separated men from God. What’s to mourn about now that nothing can separate us from His love? When Jesus is questioned about fasting in Matthew 9:14-17, that’s exactly what He says: “How can the friends of the Bridegroom mourn while He is with them?” But then He adds, “but the day is coming when the Bridegroom will be taken away, and then they will fast.”
In the New Covenant we fast because we’re separated, no longer by any barrier, but simply by time and space. We fast because we know what’s ours – we remember what it’s like to be with Jesus, and we long for a day of fullness when our greatest moments with God are multiplied by 1000 and strung end-to-end without ceasing. The new wineskin that holds the power of New Covenant life is the remembrance of Jesus that fills us with anticipation for more of Jesus – today and That Day.
Burning Hearts Gathering – 11/28/12 – Then They Will Fast (19.3MB 68min)
