Monday, August 13, 2012

Knowing God - Fame After Fasting




Luke 4:14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

After Jesus had been baptized, fasted and tested by the adversary, He returned to His hometown area in the power of the Holy Spirit.  His fame went throughout the entire region.  Jesus’ public ministry began to be very powerful after the simple act of being baptized, the disciplined act of fasting and the difficult time of being tested.  He teaches us through His example that often times the power of the Holy Spirit will accompany us after there are certain things the Lord takes us through.  The kind of notoriety the Lord would have for us is the fame associated with His power and anointing.  This kind of anointing is often given after a season of purifying and maturity.  We mustn’t resist the various seasons we go through as believers knowing that they are working for us a far more exceeding glory while we look at the things that are unseen.  Nothing is wasted in the life of a believer and many of the simple acts of obedience, disciplined times of obedience and difficult times of testing are His plan to equip us to be effective in our home region.  Trust Him to use those things you are currently facing to make you a more powerful vessel for His glory and purposes.

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