Admit you don’t know
- I Corinthians 3:18
- Acts 8:26-39
- Sometimes being in a position of authority can make us unwilling to admit ignorance.
- The eunuch showed the benefit of admitting he didn’t know. He received salvation and went away rejoicing.
- Philip showed humility in obeying God. Contrast this to Jonah’s response to God’s command.
- Luke 14:27
Skip a meal
- Skipping a meal reminds us that there are other things that are more important.
- Leviticus 16:29-30
- Activities associated with fasting:
- Mourning for a calamity or loss of a loved one.
- Mark 2:18
- Prayer
- Acts 14:23
- Repentance – mourning for sins
- Nehemiah 9:1
- Study
- Promote the cause of Christ, not self.
- I Corinthians 6:4
- Mourning for a calamity or loss of a loved one.
- July 20, 1775 and May 17, 1776 – Day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer.
- See Forged in Faith by Rod Gragg.
Read the Bible for no reason
- … except to know God better.
- James 1:21-25
- I Peter 5:5 – Clothe yourself with humility.
- We need to look at ourselves.