Hi..
We need to get back to more fasting & praying. It's important, that once in a while we shut away work, pleasure, food & seek God's face, pray & feast on His Word.
~~We can give up food, or choose to sacrifice something we like to do everyday like reading the News paper, watch TV, use the computer & spend more time at our Lord's feet. We need to learn to separate our self from everything else to be with God.
~~In these days of trials God's looking for people who'll stand in the gap & pray.
~~We can give up food, or choose to sacrifice something we like to do everyday like reading the News paper, watch TV, use the computer & spend more time at our Lord's feet. We need to learn to separate our self from everything else to be with God.
~~In these days of trials God's looking for people who'll stand in the gap & pray.
★ Ezekiel 22:30: "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."
John Knox (A man of God) fasted and prayed often and was known as "an eminent wrestler with God in prayer. .".It's said that Queen Mary feared his prayers more than the army of Scotland!
All through the Bible we see men & women of God fasted & prayed. Sometime a whole nation or tribe fasted!
★Ezra 8:23, " So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer."
★1 Samuel 7: 6 b, " When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD."
★Nehemiah 9:1-2," On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and having dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers."
★Esther 4:16," Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
★Judges 20:26," Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD." It was also practiced by the New Testament believers....
★Acts 13: 2-3," While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
Let's also fast & pray...
~For revival in our land,
~For salvation of loved ones & the other lost souls around.
~For restoration of strained relationships.
~For healing..physical, emotional.
~To strip the powers of darkness.
~For financial break through.
~And believe God to bind & rebuke the Satanic powers.
~For those who are mentally oppressed by the enemy.
~For those under severe depression
~For the 100s & 1000s held in bondage to pornography, witchcraft & pray for their deliverance.
~For the out pouring of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way in our city, land & across the Nations of the world.
~For World wide revival.
~For a renewed passion for God & Holiness among the youth.
~For God to cleanse the society of all evils like corruption, abuse of children & women, lawlessness, cheating etc.
For other individual & personal requests....
So let's make 'Fasting & Praying' our life style!
And finally let's not fast to please men but do it to the Lord.
★ ♥Matthew 6:6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
★ ♥Matthew 6:18 "so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Be Blessed,
YSIC
Julia
John Knox (A man of God) fasted and prayed often and was known as "an eminent wrestler with God in prayer. .".It's said that Queen Mary feared his prayers more than the army of Scotland!
All through the Bible we see men & women of God fasted & prayed. Sometime a whole nation or tribe fasted!
★Ezra 8:23, " So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer."
★1 Samuel 7: 6 b, " When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD."
★Nehemiah 9:1-2," On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and having dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers."
★Esther 4:16," Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
★Judges 20:26," Then the Israelites, all the people, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the LORD. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the LORD." It was also practiced by the New Testament believers....
★Acts 13: 2-3," While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
Let's also fast & pray...
~For revival in our land,
~For salvation of loved ones & the other lost souls around.
~For restoration of strained relationships.
~For healing..physical, emotional.
~To strip the powers of darkness.
~For financial break through.
~And believe God to bind & rebuke the Satanic powers.
~For those who are mentally oppressed by the enemy.
~For those under severe depression
~For the 100s & 1000s held in bondage to pornography, witchcraft & pray for their deliverance.
~For the out pouring of the Holy Spirit in a mighty way in our city, land & across the Nations of the world.
~For World wide revival.
~For a renewed passion for God & Holiness among the youth.
~For God to cleanse the society of all evils like corruption, abuse of children & women, lawlessness, cheating etc.
For other individual & personal requests....
So let's make 'Fasting & Praying' our life style!
And finally let's not fast to please men but do it to the Lord.
★ ♥Matthew 6:6 "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
★ ♥Matthew 6:18 "so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
Be Blessed,
YSIC
Julia
★How do we fast? What kind of fast do we do?
Posted by pat_grach
Posted by pat_grach
Something I read: "Benefits of a 3 day s water fast:
ReplyDeleteGoing on a 72hr fast will bring you breakthrough!
Fasting causes your flesh to grow weak and God's Spirit will grow in strengh within you. Your ears will pick up to voice of God instantly. You will will have a greater authority and when you use the Name of Jesus it will come out of your mouth in force. Fasting will draw you into intimacy with the very heart of God, you will feel His awesome presence. It will unlock breakthrough in your life, His anointing upon you will grow and mature. Things that have not been unable to move in years will be moved during this time. God bless you on your 72hr fast!"