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Hunger for the Harvest Day 7: Full
We are fasting so that we recognize how God longs to feed us from His heritage, the land of milk and honey (Isaiah 58:14)! He has created a promised land of true Life for us. It is full of things that are good to feast on, that give us strength and that will fully satisfy…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 6: Satisfied
Jesus taught what is known as the Beatitudes or the Blessings to start off His Sermon on the Mount. I love that He began this teaching by defining what it means to follow Him in such a positive way, not in a condemning way! The follower He describes is humble spiritually, connecting with those who…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 5: True Hunger
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 4: How Not to Fast
You say, “Why have we fasted and You have not been impressed? Why have we been hard on ourselves and You have not even noticed?” I, the LORD, say, “Because you are fasting to please yourselves and even while you are fasting, you oppress your workers. What good is fasting if it ends in quarreling…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 3: How Does Fasting Work?
We can learn a few things about how fasting works from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness that will make our own fast successful: Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted and eaten nothing for forty days and forty nights,…
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 2: Planning a Fast
Explore how God might use your intention, your prayers and renewed hunger in your life through a 30 day fast.
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Hunger for the Harvest Day 1: A Spiritual Habit of Fasting
My post-COVID-19 journey led me to stop, as it did so many others, and God led me to meditate on Isaiah 58. It initiated an intimate dialogue with God about fasting and how this spiritual habit adds to His kingdom and His harvest (Matthew 9:37-38)! Let’s dig into this passage together and my hope is…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 16: The New Fast
Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 15: It’s a Secret
Jesus, Sermon on the Mount: Beware of practicing good deeds before men to be admired by them, for you will lose your reward from your Father who is in heaven. When you give to those who are in need, do not blow your own trumpet! This is what hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets.…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 14: Barnabas and Saul (Paul)
Several prophets and teachers were at the church in Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with King Herod) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” And after more fasting and prayer, the other men laid their…
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FASTING IN THE BIBLE, APRIL 8 – MAY 29
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about fasting in the Bible. We will review the whole Bible, exploring what happened when fasting was a special focus for the people of Israel, in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Keeping in mind the way that Jesus taught us to fast, we will find new ways for us to enact a spiritual habit of fasting in our modern lives.
COMING NEXT: HUNGER FOR THE HARVEST, JUNE 2 – AUGUST 21
Posts every Wednesday and Friday to learn about the connection between fasting and His harvest. We will explore together how fasting increases your hunger for God, creating a position of humility that thirsts for holy intimacy and holy maturity. Helping others and planting seeds will become a natural and a supernatural response. Jesus is the Lord of the Harvest, He will use you in the lives of others to further His kingdom.
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