Our need to Fast:

Our need to Fast:

When we feel hungry or weak or tempted, all of heaven is concerned with our concerns. And heaven attends to us. God’s angels and best of all, God’s Son, offer us strength when we are weak and perseverance when we are tired. And so, as you fast, rejoice that all of heaven watches. And rejoice that all of heaven cares. But most of all, rejoice that the God of heaven loves you.

Combining fasting with prayer can result in spiritual atomic bomb that pulls down spiritual strongholds and release the power of God in your life. Throughout the Old and New Testament and during the last 2000 years fasting was a primary means of humbling oneself before God. Isaiah 58:5, the prophet describes fasting as a 'day to afflict his soul' Psalm 69:10 David says " c
hasten " his soul with fasting. Humility is attitude of the heart Psalms, 51:17. " A broken and contrite heart--these , O God, you will not despise " . God will hear us and respond to our cry when we come before him in humility and brokenness--acknowledging and repenting of our sins , and asking Him to cleanse by the blood of Jesus and to fill us with His Holy Spirit. Fasting brings power, Our Great Lord Jesus set the ministry example by fasting for 40 days after His baptism after which He was able to conquer the world . Matthew 6:2,5,16 says a true believer will give to the needy, pray and fast. Fasting also restores, revives our souls by releasing the Holy Spirit to do the special work of taking us into deeper life in Christ and giving us greater awareness of God's reality and presence in our lives.

 Renews spiritual Vision and Faith. It Inspires determination to follow God's revealed plan for our life.