Breaking the yoke, and being filled

Which ones above received mercy? Have you?

A faithful brother of mine, Scott Himes, spoke today at LifeChurch about fasting as an act of worship. Then the intent of worship grew broader to include any act of self denial that leads to finding our creator. When do we get to deny ourselves...? When the traffic is slow, when we have a plan, when we surrender our rights to give, when we break the "yoke of oppression" another carries, as we respond to God. Haven't we met the mercy of God, as others have done that for us?

This is, in fact, the ONLY fast that pleases God; a fast where we MEET our creator (Isaiah 58:6-8). One thought in particular touched me personally; how absurd would it be for something we create (a wood project, a computer program, a clay pot) to turn and tell us how we should proceed. Would it not be better for that pot to turn and ask "How shall I respond that I may be filled for your purpose?" or "Have your way Lord, I belong to you."





Romans 12
Heather Clark

I present myself as a living sacrifice
I present myself as a living sacrifice
I present myself as a living sacrifice
I present myself as a living sacrifice

I beseech you therefore brethren in view of the mercies of God
to present yourselves as a living sacrifice
I beseech you therefore brethren in view of the mercies of God
to present yourselves as a living sacrifice

This is my worship
This is my worship
This is my worship
This is my worship

(refrain)
This is my worship
I present myself as a living sacrifice