Again I read that God wants His people to be distinct from the peoples around them.
18:1-5 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. I am the Lord your God. 3 So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. 4You must obey all my regulations and be careful to obey my decrees, for I am the Lord your God. 5 If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord.
It reminds me of the last couple of days - I think He was pleased with our separating ourselves from the peoples around us by fasting and praying. We found "life" through Him by doing that.
Chris and I were talking this morning about the recent fasting/praying event. We both would have liked to have gathered for prayer the same day we were fasting. As we mulled it over, we agreed that a fast from 6pm one evening until 6pm the next evening with the body coming together to break the fast by taking communion would be an awesome experience. After we had that discussion I read the following:
23:32 This will be a Sabbath day of total rest for you, and on that day you must humble yourselves. This time of rest and fasting will begin at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth day.”
Who knows, maybe that will be our next fasting experience.
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Could you post the name of this holy day and what month it is in? I have nothing to build on without this
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