Day 9

Last day of church planting school today and then its back home to the great people @ Elevation Church on the Gold Coast. Even though its been a great week I am a little tired of sitting in meetings. I feel a little carnal when I read about Anna the prophet in the verses below.

Luke 2
³⁶ Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. ³⁷ Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. ³⁸ She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.

Day and night praying, fasting and worshiping in the temple at the age of 84. Not a bad way to spend your senior years. Unfortunately most of us have such busy (cluttered) lives. But this verse does highlight how to make the most of our time in the temple (the house of God). If you struggle wanting to go to church or engaging God at church then do an "Anna" pray and fast and ask God to give you a love for the house.