In Genesis 29-30, we see God at work despite the inner struggles taking place between men (and women in this case). Despite the fact that Rachel and Leah seem to be upset with one another, God is busy opening their wombs when He is ready so that the eventual twelve tribes of Israel can be born. When Leah bore her fourth son, she named him Judah (praise). In Matthew 1:2, we learn that early on God was active in this birthmaking process for Matthew 1 is ultimately about the genealogy of Christ (and it was through Judah, that Christ eventually was born). Now that is something to praise God for!
In Matthew 9, we see Jesus displaying his power over physcial weakness and sin (v. 1-8). Do we trust God, even in our weakness? We also see that Jesus is no respector of persons. He sits and eats with the most unlikely of people (v. 9-13). Do people wonder why we hang around certain folks? Finally, Jesus makes the point that the disciples have no need to fast while He is with them (v. 14-17). It is when he leaves them that they will need to fast so that they can remain close to Him. Fasting need not mean food and drink only. In our techno world, I recently heard of some people fasting from Facebook.
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