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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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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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