Fasting
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Fasting
When Should I Fast?
When you feel pulled to get closer to God.
When special needs arise:
- a) Public calamity – 1 Samuel 31:13
- b) Private affliction – 2 Samuel 12:16
- c) Approaching danger – 2 Chronicles 20:3
- d) Affliction of others – Psalm 35:13
- e) Ordination of ministers – Acts 13:3; Acts 14:23
When you need power from God.
How Do I Fast?
- Absolute Fast – to give up food and water.
- (Moses in Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 9:9, 18; Saul in Acts 9:9)
- Normal Fast – to give up food and just drink water.
- (Jonathan in 1 Samuel 20:34; David in 2 Samuel 3:35; Jesus in Matthew 4 and Luke 4.)
- Partial Fast (or Daniel Fast) – to abstain from certain foods.
- (Daniel 1:12 & 10:3)
- Sundown Fast – to eat one meal a day after sundown.
- Idols Fast – to give up unnecessary pleasures or distractions.
What do I do while Fasting?
- Pray – (Daniel 9:3)
- Humble yourself – (Deuteronomy 9:18; Nehemiah 9:1)
- Confess and Repent – (1 Samuel 7:6; Nehemiah 9:1-2)
- Read and memorize Scripture – (Jeremiah 36:6)
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