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How does fasting work?
We can learn a few things from Jesus’ experience in the wilderness to 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, He then became hungry. And…
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What could my fast look like?
Explore how God might use your intention, your prayers and renewed hunger in your life through a 30 day fast.
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What am I fasting for?
My post-COVID-19 journey led me to stop. God led me to meditate on Isaiah 58 often and it initiated an intimate dialogue with God about fasting and justice! I share my own fasting journey on this blog and hope you leave inspired and motivated for a specific vision and a plan for action for your…
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God’s Fast – Isaiah 58:6-9
Is this not the fast that I choose?To release the bonds of wickedness.To undo the ropes of the yoke.To let the oppressed go free and break every yoke.Is it not to break your bread with the hungryand bring the homeless poor into the house?And when you see the naked, to cover himand not to hide…
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Day 30: God’s Response
God says: I am now going to woo her. I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. And on that day, I will say to her, “You will call Me Husband and no longer Master.” I will betroth you to Me forever. I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in…
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Day 29: Dinner Guests
Parables of the Guests: Jesus said, Whenever you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished may have been invited. Instead, go and take the last place and the one who has invited you may say, “Friend, move up higher.” For everyone who exalts himself will be…
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Day 28: Feeding the Hungry
Jesus withdrew to a secluded place, and when the people heard, they followed Him on foot from the cities. When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd and felt compassion for them and healed their sick. When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and it is…
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Day 27: Satisfied
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Matthew 5: 6 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…
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Day 26: Judging Greed
Despite their desires, some people will die of hunger, because they won’t get up and go to work. Some people are always greedy for more, while the righteous gives and does not hold back. Proverbs 21: 25-26Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive,…
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Day 25: Hungry and Homeless
In the days of affliction and homelessness, Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers which have now been given away for food. No one helps and they laugh at her ruin and she has become a filthy thing. There is not any pain like her pain. She did not think of her future, so…
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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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