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Today I wanted to share a little bit about fasting and prayer. Last week I was fasting and praying with some others, and I did a one meal a day type of fast. I felt hunger, but nothing too crazy. I consider myself to be relatively new to fasting. During that fast, I made some spiritual goals. Actually, the purpose of that fast was to collectively, as a body, pray against the weather weaponry used against various places (think Maui and DEWs as an example).
This week I was listening to a teaching and was invited to join them in on prayer and fasting. So I chose to do a 24 hour fast this time, water only. That went from around 12 noon yesterday (Tues. Aug. 22, 2023) until around noon today (Wednesday).
I think if I can do it, then anyone can do it (fasting). But, if we have special needs, we can modify our fast to fit our special needs. I had a handful of goals in my fast this time. My goals were to soak and saturate in the presence of Christ, continue reading in book of Exodus, intercessory prayer for family and friends as God led me, and for crying out "Maranatha; the spirit and the bride say 'come'". I was actually along the way also, led to a video by Derek Prince related to fasting, about 8 minutes long. So, I am going to share with you the verses he mentioned in his video. And, if I remember, I will attach the link to the video.
What is Fasting? "Fasting is voluntarily abstaining from food for spiritual purposes."
Example-Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights from food before his ministry.
Mt 4:1- 2 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (2) And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.
Fasting was regularly practiced throughout the Bible.
What is the purpose of fasting? The purpose of fasting is to humble oneself, self-humbling.
New Testament Scriptures on Fasting:
Matt 18:4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greates in the kingdom of heaven.
Matt 23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Jms 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
1 Pet 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
God's People humbled themselves:
Ps 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; and my prayer would return to my own heart.
Ezra 8:21-23 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. (22) For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, "The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him. (23) So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.
Lev 16:29-31 This shall be a statute forever for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you. (30) For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. (31) It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.
Yom Kippur=Day of atonement; a day of humbling your souls, fasting, and/or denying self.
Acts 27:9 Now when much time had been spent, and siling was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
(Note: end of Sept/Oct is Day of atonement, also known as the Fast)
Summary~
Fasting is God's way or avenue of blessing his people; through humility of fasting.
Now that you've read these things, blessed are you if/who do them.
https://www.bitchute.com/video/GhUeHNsOyBON/
Link to related fasting teaching video from Derek Prince; I think it was "mirrored".
