Joel 2:12-1312 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” 13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate…There is a return to God that happens as we fast and pray. We talked about on day 6, the city of Nineveh was spared when it turned back to God. Ultimately, what fasting do...  Read More

Exodus 31:18“When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God”Today we are going to discuss Moses's fast on Mt. Sinai. Most everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments. These are the commands that God gave to Moses while fasting and spending time with God on Mt. Sinai.These commands summed u...  Read More

James 2:14-1714 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have w...  Read More

Jonah 3:5-95 So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [a]nobles, saying,Le...  Read More

Daniel 10:12-1412 Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with th...  Read More

2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.Today we will continue discussing Daniel and the benefits he reaped from fasting. The logical mind will tell you that when you refrain from food, you will become weak, hangry, and, hone...  Read More

Daniel 10:3I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.Chapter 1  of the book of Daniel records a similar account where Daniel refused the king's delicacies, and the Bible said he stood out from the rest. The king of Babylon had a special diet for most elite men in the country. It produced a fit Army and some of the world's be...  Read More

Matthew 4:1 -11“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “IF YOU ARE THE Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “it is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took h...  Read More

Matthew 17:20-2120 … and nothing will be impossible for you. 21 [b]However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”Fasting and Prayer are two of the most impactful things we will do as a church! When you start the year with fasting, you are telling God that your relationship with Him is your top priority. Today is day one, and as you walk through your 21-day journey, this devotion...  Read More