Paul walks alongside his fellow Christians and admits that he is wretched. The goal is for us to know that we're not alone or isolated. There is hope for us no matter what we are going through.

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If you are like Paul, there will be times when you will do the very thing that you hate to do. Do you know what that means? You're a Christian and you're not alone in the battle; we need community.

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The kind of fasting in this passage is not a diet or a way to get a handle on personal discipline or a way to clear the mind and bodyit is for spiritual purposes. Here Jesus teaches us what fasting really is.

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We live in a busy world with emails and an online, constantly interactive, world-wide interface grabbing our attention. When we stop and reflect, it is unnerving, because what becomes apparent is whatever lies within.

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We no longer slave and serve in the oldness of the law, we slave and serve in the newness of the Spirit. God has given us a new heart and new desires and new affections and new inclinations; we serve God now.

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Our natural appetites are driven on by sinful desire. Paul says these are aroused by the law. Moral and ethical education alone often do very little good toward reforming characterit just makes a person a more socially acceptable sinner.

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There's no power in the law to make someone holy; there's only power to accuse and isolate. If you try to use the law to make you holy, it's like using a scalpel to sew up a wound!

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You come to church, worship, leave uplifted and ready to serve God and change the world. But by the next day you've gotten angry at your kids and argued with your spouse and you're frustrated that the theory about God doesn't seem to translate into practical, abundant living. Sound familiar?

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It is good to be reminded that God cares about our daily breadour basic sustenance. We can go to Him and ask for help in that area of our lives. In this passage Jesus continues to teach us how to pray.

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Heaven is a world suited only for the holy. Holiness is becoming increasingly heaven-like and Christ-like. So when we say no to sin and yes to Jesus, we are actually experiencing more of heaven now, which is so motivating.

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