A Holy Habit Fasting is a discipline that should be a holy habit. Matthew 9: 14 – 15 “Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with […]
Fasting and God’s guiding hand Fasting has its spiritual rewards. One of the rewards of fasting is experiencing the guiding hand of God in our lives. Isaiah 58:6,11 – “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen…And the Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land […]
Fasting and the presence of God Are you being surprised in your fasting experience? God loves to surprise his children by strangely satisfying them with his presence. Isaiah 58: 6, 11 – “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen…he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. […]
Fasting and God’s Light Approached properly, fasting can bring light into our darkness and clarity to our confusion. Isaiah 58:8,10 -“Then your light will break forth like the dawn…then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” “By aligning our hearts with God through fasting, we find ourselves […]
Fasting and God’s Victory Fasting is a weapon used to respond to the present and future attacks of the evil one. Isaiah 58: 6, 8 – “is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen…then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be rear guard.” Esther 4:15 – […]
Fasting and God’s Refreshment Our fasting may be rewarded in the experience not only of spiritual replenishment but also of physical refreshment. Isaiah 58:6,8,11 -“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen…and your healing will quickly appear…and will strengthen your frame” “Of fasting I say this: it is right to fast frequently in […]
Fasting and God’s Freedom Fasting is a means of seeing spiritual breakthrough for a physical or emotional problem as well as finding freedom from the besetting sins that affect our relationship with God. Today focus your prayers on those hurts, habits and hangups you need spiritual healing to overcome. Isaiah 58:6 reminds us, “Is not […]
Authentic Fasting Fasting must be accompanied with goodwill and good works toward others to be effective and pleasing to God. Isaiah 58: 3 – 4 reminds us, “Why have we fasted; they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not seen it?’ “Yet on the day of […]
Sacrifice Are you tired of Fasting? Fasting is a sacrificial act that realigns our affections, moving them from temporal to the eternal. It turns each moment of craving into a prayer of intense dependence. The scripture tells us in Psalm 109:24 -“My knees give way from fasting my body is thin and gaunt.” “If religion […]
Satisfaction Fasting is rewarded because it is a cry from the heart of those who find their ultimate satisfaction in God and in God alone. Psalm 73:25 -26 tells us, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My heart and my flesh may fail, but God is […]