8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
As I read this Psalm and as we enter the 2nd day of the 40 day fast, God reminded that He does acknowledge our dicipline in sacrificing our meal a day, tv, games and time to spend with him, but are we doing this as a task? Are we going to get over this after 40 days and return to our busy lives, neglecting God once more.
God does not want us to spend time 40 days being close to him just because he is a lonely God. He initiated this because He loved us and wants us to draw closer to him and be refreshed in his presence for eternity.
Though I myself struggle at the beginning, I believe after this 40 days of fast and prayer, if we really put our heart into this, we will be so close to God that it'll be easier to give thanks for whatever situations we are in, obey him and seek him even when we are really troubled. Just like a close relationship between a father and a son. :)
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