Jan 31st 11
Fasting Day 19: Returning in Power, Part 3
How has your sacrifice of food helped others while you are fasting? Do you need insight and direction concerning decisions or problems? Isaiah 58 contains powerful instruction and promise: “Is this not the fast that I have chosen… 7 to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from... read more
Jan 31st 11
Fasting Day 19: Returning in Power, Part 2
When we fast and pray, God promises to let the oppressed go free and to break every yoke. “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 When we enter God’s chosen fast, He promises to: 1. Let the oppressed go free (Isaiah 58:6) God sets free those who are oppressed... read more
Jan 31st 11
Call for the Watching, Fasting Women
“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness…” — Isaiah 58:6 When we fast, God promises to loose the bonds of wickedness. Part of our scriptural role as women is to be a watchman for our home. “She looketh well to her household” (Proverbs 31:27). Women as Watchmen The words “looketh well” mean “watchman.” It is used twenty... read more
Jan 31st 11
Fasting Day 18: Returning in Power, Part 1
As we prepare to conclude our fast, it is vital that we know what we can claim and expect God to have done through our fasting and prayer. Faith must accompany our fasting if it is to have any effect. Yet we cannot believe, we cannot have faith, if we do not know what God says in His word about fasting and prayer. When fasting, it is vital to know what scriptural precedents apply to your causes for... read more
Jan 30th 11
Fasting Day 10: Twenty-One Reasons to Fast
Throughout Pursuit 21, I have been re-posting daily on Twitter and Facebook links to last year’s fasting blog posts. However, if you do not participate in Twitter or Facebook, you may have missed these valuable posts. They hold a wealth of great truth pertaining to Biblical fasting! Pre-Fast Posts Lord, Teach Us to Fast Giving God the First 21-Day Fasting Posts Fasting Day 1: Seeking... read more
Jan 29th 11
Fasting Day 17: A Day of Prayer for Shades of Grace
During this time of prayer and fasting with Pursuit 21, the Holy Spirit has led me to designate one day as a day of fasting and prayer for Shades of Grace Ministries. If God has ministered to you and deposited spiritual seed in your life through Shades of Grace, I would like to ask you to commit to fast and pray for us for twenty-four hours. You can choose the type of fast (full or partial). Points of... read more
Jan 29th 11
Fasting Day 16: Require and Rejoice!
Fasting is a time to rejoice and to celebrate. Under the Old Covenant, fasting had to do with mourning, seeking God’s intervention in time of crisis or repentance in order to reverse judgment. But under the New Covenant, when we fast, we celebrate God’s goodness and all that He has given us in Jesus Christ – mercy, forgiveness, blessing, favor, peace, provision – in short, the... read more
Jan 28th 11
Fasting Day 15: The Good News
Cornelius was a religious man in the New Testament who fasted and prayed. He was “a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always” (Acts 10:2). In spite of his religious involvement, prayer and seeking, Cornelius was still unaware of a vital element of God’s truth. He had not yet heard the Good News. One day, as Cornelius... read more
Jan 26th 11
Fasting Day 14: Praying for Our Government
Paul, in his first letter to Timothy, taught him the proper administration of the local church. Paul also gave instructions for the church’s ministry of prayer. 1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and... read more
Jan 26th 11