21 Day Fast - Journal
Isaiah 58
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?
7 Is it not 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 your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“ If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The LORD will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
13 “ If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the LORD honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD;
And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Many people in the church do not fast on a regular basis. Fasting goes against everything in our flesh. Our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak. But if we can stay single eyed and focused on what God promises to His people when they fast then we can endure temptation. It is very important to be consuming the Word of God during a fast because we will fail otherwise.
As we feed our spirit with the Word of God our spirit man has the ability to overpower our soulish fleshly man. If I sow to the spirit I will reap of the spirit but if I sow to the flesh of the flesh I will reap.
As we interceed during our fasting we have the ability to partner with God to bring His purposes to fruition. Just think about that for a minute. Through fasting we can partner with God to:
Loose the bonds of wickedness
Undo the heavy burdens
Let the oppressed go free
Break every yoke
Then:
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
See how important it is to fast and pray! God makes seeing His kingdom purposes accomplished through His people easy. All we have to do is die to self! It may be difficult but he rewards are lasting and He is soooo worth it!
Father we thank you for Your grace that you pour out on your people when they ask so we are asking that you pour out your grace over us during this 21 day commitment to humble ourselves and pray and seek your face. We ask Lord that You rout out any and all pride that may hinder our time of fasting. We bind any and all attitudes or thoughts that would try to infiltrate our minds to convince us that our flesh is worthy of our time. We give you our flesh Lord, and ask that you help us to crucify it daily for Your purposes in our lives and the lives of those we are interceding for during this time. We take every thought captive to the obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ and ask that You establish our hearts during this time. We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, the One who is worthy of our sacrifice. I thank you that our prayers are a sweet smelling fragrance to you and they you collect them in bowls in the throne room of God. I thank you that we have witnessed the tipping of those bowls as you answer the prayers of the saints. So Father we are asking that during this time you would prepare to tip the bowls in heaven to answer the prayers that we offer up to you during this time to see Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,
AMEN!
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?
7 Is it not 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 your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“ If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The LORD will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
13 “ If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the LORD honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
14 Then you shall delight yourself in the LORD;
And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Many people in the church do not fast on a regular basis. Fasting goes against everything in our flesh. Our spirit is willing but our flesh is weak. But if we can stay single eyed and focused on what God promises to His people when they fast then we can endure temptation. It is very important to be consuming the Word of God during a fast because we will fail otherwise.
As we feed our spirit with the Word of God our spirit man has the ability to overpower our soulish fleshly man. If I sow to the spirit I will reap of the spirit but if I sow to the flesh of the flesh I will reap.
As we interceed during our fasting we have the ability to partner with God to bring His purposes to fruition. Just think about that for a minute. Through fasting we can partner with God to:
Loose the bonds of wickedness
Undo the heavy burdens
Let the oppressed go free
Break every yoke
Then:
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
See how important it is to fast and pray! God makes seeing His kingdom purposes accomplished through His people easy. All we have to do is die to self! It may be difficult but he rewards are lasting and He is soooo worth it!
Galatians 2:20
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Father we thank you for Your grace that you pour out on your people when they ask so we are asking that you pour out your grace over us during this 21 day commitment to humble ourselves and pray and seek your face. We ask Lord that You rout out any and all pride that may hinder our time of fasting. We bind any and all attitudes or thoughts that would try to infiltrate our minds to convince us that our flesh is worthy of our time. We give you our flesh Lord, and ask that you help us to crucify it daily for Your purposes in our lives and the lives of those we are interceding for during this time. We take every thought captive to the obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ and ask that You establish our hearts during this time. We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, the One who is worthy of our sacrifice. I thank you that our prayers are a sweet smelling fragrance to you and they you collect them in bowls in the throne room of God. I thank you that we have witnessed the tipping of those bowls as you answer the prayers of the saints. So Father we are asking that during this time you would prepare to tip the bowls in heaven to answer the prayers that we offer up to you during this time to see Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven,
AMEN!
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