| WHY FAST? Mourning, Spiritual Liberation, Service & Spiritual Awakening 2 Samuel 1:12 ..they mourned..and fasted until evening..for Israel, because they were fallen by the sword. Esther 4:3 ..great mourning..with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes Matthew 9:14 ..the children..mourn..when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. --- Isaiah 58:6 ..loose the bands of wickedness/undo the bundles that oppress/let them that are broken go free/break asunder every burden. Matt. 17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. --- Luke 2:37 ..departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day. Acts 13:3 ..when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away. Acts 14:23 ..ordained them elders..prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. Acts 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said.. Acts 10:30 ..I was fasting until this hour; and..I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me.. WHAT FASTING IS NOT FOR Selfishness and pride have no place in a life of fasting Isaiah 58 ..for debates and strife..to make your cry to be heard on high..for a man to afflict his soul for a day.. your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors. Matthew 6:16 ..of a sad countenance..that they may appear unto men to fast. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU FAST Get in the presence of God, Read His Word Judges 20:26 ..came to the house of God..wept before the Lord..fasted that day till the evening..offered..offerings Jeremiah 36:6 ..read..the words of the Lord, in the hearing of all the people in the house of the Lord on the fasting day Zechariah 7:5 ..When you fasted, and mourned..did you keep a fast unto me? Matthew 6 ..when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face |
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