“The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. The reward of fasting in the Bible is always a closer walk with God, healing either spiritually or physically and peace even when life is hard.įasting and Prayer can change both your heart and a nation's heartįasting does so much for us spiritually but a look at this example of fasting in Nehemiah shows us that it is also powerful enough to heal and unite a nation's heart to God.

You can feel his breath move, you can see the future He has for you in hope and joy. What fasting does spiritually is draw your heart in humility nearer to the heart of God.Īnd when you are humble and near the Father, you can hear His voice answer prayers. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” ( Hebrews 13:8) Write those verses out, pray over them, remind God of His promises, and be strengthened in your faith today! Those are some amazing fasting scriptures for breakthrough! If God showed up for them He can show up for you. When they needed to draw near to God, when they needed answers, when they needed spiritual breakthrough they took prayer to the next level and fasted. Life was hard in a way we will never understand in the 21st Century Western Church. Those people were in a desperate spiritual state as well as a desperate physical state. Look at the examples in Daniel and Esther specifically? What Does Fasting Do Spirituallyīefore we finish together I want to point out something in most of these fasting and prayer scriptures. Jesus said we will fast when we need Him – and a fast will be necessary.

“Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” ( Matthew 9:14-15) We could start in the Old Testament (and we'll get there soon) but I love to start with the words of Jesus when a religious practice is labeled “Old Testament” and unnecessary. Why not?įasting is where the power is, where the abundant life takes root and keeps on giving you strength to fight the real battle for the Kingdom of God!!!!!!! Don't believe me? Fasting is a spiritual discipline that the original believers would have practiced and seen great value in.īut fasting – setting aside what we seek for satisfaction in order to seek God for satisfaction – is not regularly taught in 21st Century churches. How do you get to that place of living a powerful, abundant life? I don't see much evidence of it around me and I desperately want it, don't you?Īfter many years in the faith, I realized there are parts of the scripture that we – the Church – ignore. Jesus, when talking to the disciples talks about the life of a believer being powerful and abundant. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” ( Matthew 9:14-15 NASB) Very rarely do I see a glimpse of the power or abundant life Jesus said His disciples would have. The Christians around me are more intolerant. The lost world keeps getting crazier and more sure they are right. Life is hard and getting harder every year. I don't know about you, but when I look at the world around me I feel scared. Prayer is a way to let go and give everything over to God. Biblical fasting means to deny the flesh in order to find a more powerful connection with the Holy Spirit.Īnd in the same way that a regular fast is supposed to boost your metabolism, fasting is a way to super-charge the power of your prayer life! What Does Fasting Do For Prayerīiblical fasting means saying “no” to yourself and saying “yes” to God. Yes, prayer is the way we take our burdens to God, but fasting can be a way to really super-charge those prayers to experience the breakthroughs you are seeking.īut if you've never really tried biblical fasting, you may have some questions such as: The power of fasting and prayer for spiritual breakthrough is undeniable.Īre there situations in your life that are hard? If you have been a believer for very long I'm sure people have told you to pray when life is hard.

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