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Day 16 – Set

Psalms 95:6-7 (NLT)
6 Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,
7 for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today!

Hebrews 10:21-22 (TLB)
21 And since this great High Priest of ours rules over God’s household,
22 let us go right in to God himself, with true hearts fully trusting him to receive us because we have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean and because our bodies have been washed with pure water.

John 4:34 (TLB)
34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God who sent me, and from finishing his work.

When a computer begins to slow down or malfunction, one of the most effective fixes is a full shutdown and restart. This allows background processes and stored errors to clear, restoring the system to proper function. Closing individual programs can help, but it does not fully reset the system. A complete restart is especially necessary when new software or hardware is introduced, because the whole system must adjust to operate correctly with what is new.

In the same way, while believers may have many giftings and developed skills, there is one central function that defines life in Christ: a heart engaged in worship. The new life we have received functions best when our awareness is centered on the Father and our hearts are honoring His presence. It is in this posture that His power flows most freely in healing, provision, and transformation.

However, constant engagement with the distractions and demands of a fallen world can dull our spiritual sensitivity. Over time, responding to many competing voices can leave the heart tired, hardened, or unresponsive to God. Like an operating system overloaded with background activity, our spirits need more than minor adjustments — we need intentional, complete moments of turning away from everything else and turning fully toward God.

True worship becomes that spiritual reset. As we rest in His presence with every part of our heart, God softens what has grown calloused, restores what has become weary, and realigns us with what we were created for. Worship is not just an expression of love; it is a necessary reset that returns the heart to its proper function in relationship with Him.


Meditation

Fasting:

"It is a great honor to have been given Your life, which is free from the limitations of earthly life. I commit again my heart in service and lay down what I have connected my heart to in order to worship and serve You alone.  
Matthew 10:39

Praise:

"I love to think on the great, glorious and majestic works of my God and delight in His enduring righteousness."
Psalm 111:2-3

Identity:

“I am of God and always overcome, because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.”
1 John 4:4

Understanding:

"God’s divine power has given me everything that pertains to life and Godliness through the knowledge of Him who has called me to glory and virtue."
2 Peter 1:3

Wholeness:

" In Christ I have been given power to cast out all evil spirits and to heal all manner of sickness and disease.”
Matthew 10:1

Provision:

“From a lifestyle of bringing tithes into the storehouse, I have confidence that God is opening the windows of heaven with a blessing I can’t contain.”
Malachi 3:10-11

Song: (Click to Hear)

"Set"

Additional Resources:

Jentzen Franklin 26 Fast Devotionals

Fasting Guide

 


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