Daily Archive

Luke18:12 ‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Throughout the Word of God, it instructs us to pray, fast, and meditate in the Word of God (1 Thessalonians 5:17; Matthew 6:16; Joshua 1:8).

Some believers have a tendency to magnify the amount of time they spend praying, fasting, or meditating in the Word of God. It’s as if they feel holier or more spiritual due to the amount of time they’ve spent in prayer or in the Word of God. This feeling of holiness because of the amount of time we spend in prayer, fasting, or in meditation positions us to boast in ourselves, boast among others, or become self-righteous. A person who spent 2 hours in prayer is not holier than a person who spent 2 minutes in prayer.

Jesus made us holy and righteous and there is no amount of time we can spend to equal what He’s done. If we’re led by the Spirit of God, which we should be, we should pray, fast, and meditate in the Word of God until He instructs us to stop. One day it may be 20 minutes the next day it may be an hour.

God knows our schedules and He knows what we need. Be led by the Spirit of God in the amount of time you pray, in the amount of time you choose to spend in the Word of God, and in the amount of days you choose to fast.

It’s not about the time, it’s about our heart towards God.