Pastor’s Pen for Sunday, 1-11-26
One of CCC’s youth came to me Sunday and she had one of the pamphlets promoting CCC’s 21 Day Consecration in her hand. She wanted to know whether or not we were on a total fast abstaining from any food or drink. In other words, a complete fast. I explained that the pamphlet reveals the different kinds of fasts and that it was left to each individual however the Lord leads them on any particular kind of fast to participate in. I could see her curiosity and desire to know more about fasting. The Bible speaks to whether or not we’re in the right kind of fasting or the wrong kind of fasting. It’s not so much about the abstaining from food and drink as much as being willing to change where change is needed in our lives because if we’re not willing to allow the Holy Spirit and God’s Word to shine the light from Heaven on our souls then you’re receiving no benefit from prayer and fasting except maybe to shed a few pounds and to give your digestive system a well deserved rest. Isaiah 58:6 (KJV): 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, And to let the oppressed go free, And that ye break every yoke? Prayer and fasting is about a heart change more than changing your diet. If we’re not going to change our hearts toward God and in drawing nigh unto Him then you might as well order you a steak and a loaded bake potato and enjoy yourself, otherwise you’re just going hungry for nothing. Oh, but the benefits of fasting and praying with a genuine heart for God is more than worth the sacrifice in order that we draw nearer blessed Lord. As the Psalmist penned, Psalm 84:10 (KJV): 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
In His Service,
Pastor Jeffery A. Muchison
Scripture for Sunday, 1-11-26
Luke 2:36–37 (KJV)
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Announcements for Sunday, 1-11-26
1. CCC will not have Bible study during our 21 Day Consecration but instead will have prayer from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. each Monday night. CCC will have Bible study Monday, 1-26-26, at 7:30 p.m. The theme for 2026 is: 2026, The Year of the Open Heaven. Background scriptures are Genesis 7:11 and Malachi 3:10. Information for the 21 Day Consecration will be posted to CCC’s website and some copies will be placed in the church foyer.
In His Service,
Pastor Jeffery A. Muchison


