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Feb 2nd 11
Do you desire to establish a godly heritage for your family? Do you have family relationships that need to be restored? Are you praying for a lost loved one? Isaiah 58:12 contains powerful promises for you:
6 “ 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?
8 Then your light shall break...
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Fasting Day 21: Returning in Power, Part 6
Feb 1st 11
Most of the results that Jesus experienced from His fast came after the fast. A significant change occurred at the end of Jesus’ fast.
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he…ate nothing….14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit… (Luke 4:1,14, emphasis added).
Notice the change. Jesus was “full...
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Returning in Power: Audio Message
Feb 1st 11
Are you in a crisis, in need of God’s help? Do you need supernatural intervention on your job or in your business? Are you in a financial crisis? Do you need poverty to be broken in your life? Isaiah 58 contains amazing promises for those who fast and pray:
“Then your light shall break forth like the morning…
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
11 The LORD will guide you...
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Fasting Day 20: Returning in Power, Part 5
Feb 1st 11
When we fast and pray, God promises that our health will spring forth speedily and our influence will increase.
“Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you…”
Isaiah 58:8
When we enter God’s chosen fast, He promises:
1. Your healing shall spring forth speedily (v.8)
Do you want healing in your...
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Fasting Day 20: Returning in Power, Part 4
Jan 31st 11
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...
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Fasting Day 19: Returning in Power, Part 3
Jan 31st 11
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...
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Fasting Day 19: Returning in Power, Part 2
Jan 31st 11
“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...
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Call for the Watching, Fasting Women
Jan 31st 11
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...
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Fasting Day 18: Returning in Power, Part 1
Jan 30th 11
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...
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Fasting Day 10: Twenty-One Reasons to Fast
Jan 29th 11
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...
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Fasting Day 17: A Day of Prayer for Shades of Grace
In the midst of devastating illness, Natalie Nichols came to rely on the Word of God to sustain her – and now through Shades of Grace Ministries, she shares a heartfelt message of God’s comfort for life’s trials, inspiring others to seek and apply the Word of God in every circumstance. Natalie takes God’s grace to audiences across the nation and around the world, proclaiming the truth and power of God’s life-changing Word.
Learn more here.
21 Days of Prayer & Fasting
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“Natalie Grace Nichols is experiencing God’s grace and freely expressing it. My wife, Betty, and I thank God for the ministry of Jesus through Natalie.”
—James Robison, President and Founder, LIFE Outreach International
“I’m so thankful that God is raising up women like Natalie for a new generation, providing biblically balanced teaching, encouragement, and comfort for people who are enduring life’s trials.”
—Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder & CEO, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
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