Ps Paula speaks about the hungry who shall be filled.....She references Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled". Many people are getting tired of what the world has to offer because they're realising that it does not satisfy. Paula was reading this verse excitedly as the Bible says that we shall be filled - this is not just for us, but also for anyone who does not know Jesus yet. Often we hunger and thirst for something more than the world can offer.

Ps Paula goes on to speak about Matthew 9:14-15 (NKJV) "Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast." Jesus was basically saying here, why should his disciples fast when God himself is right with them? There was no need to fast, but he explained that one day when Jesus goes, then his disciples will need to fast. And that one day has carried on ever since Jesus ascended to Heaven....

This week we have a period of Prayer and Fasting in the church so these verses are relevant as Ps Paula carries on to explain how fasting with prayer is a spiritual discipline we can include in our lives to move ever closer to our Lord.

Prayer & Fasting is a gift to us, when we seek God we find him, we are humbled before God. In God's presence we find freedom, breakthrough and release from oppression. This week we shall pray for a fresh commitment to

1. seek the Lord afresh, humility & urgency to ask for His presence, wisdom, and power for this next season
2. consecration to examine our hearts before God returning to holiness & wholeheartedness
3. bold living, to be courageous in our witness, bold in our faith, and unashamed of the Gospel to live lives that provoke questions that carry hope displaying God's kingdom