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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
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 Day 13: Anna
When the eight days of purification were completed, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord to be circumcised. Simeon, a righteous and devout man, waiting for the Messiah of Israel, was in Jerusalem. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 12: Jesus
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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Fasting in the Bible Day 11: Jonah
Then the LORD spoke to Jonah a second time, “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh and deliver the message I have given you.” This time Jonah obeyed the LORD’s command and went to Nineveh. It was a city so large that it took three days to walk it all. But when Jonah walked for only one…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 10: Joel
Dress yourselves with sackcloth and weep, you priests. Wail, you who serve at the altar! Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God, for there is no grain or wine to offer at the temple. Announce a fast and call a solemn meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people of the land to the temple…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 9: Daniel
In the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, son of Ahasuerus, king of the Babylonians, I, Daniel, understood from the words of Jeremiah the prophet that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So I turned to the Lord God with prayer and petition, fasting, and sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 8: Isaiah Part 2
Choose God’s way of fasting and see what He will do: Then your light will break out like the dawn. Your recovery will happen quickly. Your right living will be known by others. The glory of the LORD will protect your back. You will call and the LORD will answer. You will cry for help…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 7: Isaiah Part 1
God says to Isaiah: Announce this out loud and do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet, and declare to My people their wrongdoing. Uncover the sins of these people of Jacob. They pretend to seek Me every day and desire to know My ways. Just like a nation that is righteous and does not forsake the…
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Fasting in the Bible Day 6: Esther
The story of Esther reads like a novel, but as soon as danger was realized, fasting began: Haman plotted to kill all the Jews, because Mordecai refused to bow down to him, explaining that he could only bow to God. So Haman persuaded King Ahasuerus, a Persian monarch, that the Jews did not follow the…
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HABITS OF JESUS, MARCH 12 – APRIL 4
Daily posts to learn more about how Jesus modeled His life for us. For 21 days leading up to Easter, explore the habits of Jesus that kept Him hungering for His Father and continuing His mission. Even though He was separated from Him on earth and about to be separated in a different way by His death on the cross, He was faithful and believed in His resurrection.
Coming Next: 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.
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