If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV)

Dates:

January 1, 2012 through February 9, 2012

 

Purpose:

 To humble ourselves before God..

 To pray and seek God's face.

 To repent of our sins.

 To connect to the anointing power of God.

 

YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO SEEK YOUR DOCTOR'S ADVICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY FAST IF YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL PROBLEM. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND JUICES DURING THE FAST.

 

There are two primary types of fasts mentioned in the Bible:

I. Total Fasts - no food (solid or liquid) and no water.:

A. Absolute

1) After his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul went on an absolute fast for three days. He did not partake of food or water.. (Acts 9:9)

B. Supernatural Absolute (there are three forty day supernatural absolute fasts recorded in the Bible)

1) Moses at Mt. Sinai (also known as Mt. Horeb) where he received commandments from God and a covenant was established (Exodus 34).

2) Elijah on his journey to Mt. Horeb where he received instructions from God (I Kings 19:8).

3) Jesus in the wilderness when he was tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1-11).

A supernatural fast may be dangerous to your health and is not advised. However, if God leads you to undertake one, you should obey. Be very sure that God is leading you.

II. Partial Fasts

A. Daniel undertook a partial fast for revelation in Daniel 10:3.

1) "I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled."

 

Below are some types of partial fasts:

 One meal a day

 Water and juice fast

 Vegetables and fruits fast

 Giving up one item such as bread or desserts for a certain period

Juice Recipe: Drink anytime.

One gallon distilled water
1 ½ cup lemon juice
¾ cup pure maple syrup
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

The lemon juice adds flavor and vitamin C, the maple syrup provides energy, and the cayenne pepper, an herb, acts to open small blood vessels which helps the body as it cleanses itself of stored toxins. (A word of caution: cayenne pepper could cause severe physical reactions in persons with a specific allergy to this herb.)

 

Broth Recipe #1: Drink anytime.

Boil sliced potatoes, carrots, and celery in water. Do not add salt. After about a half-hour, drain off the water and drink.

 

Broth Recipe #2

Gently boil three carrots, two stalks of celery, one turnip, two beets, a half head of cabbage, a quarter of a bunch of parsley, a quarter of an onion, and a half clove of garlic. Drain off the broth and drink up to two or three times daily.

Prepare yourself well in advance of the fast date by eating in a healthy manner and begin slowly. Perhaps fast one day a week for awhile before attempting a long fast.

End your fast slowly by reintroducing foods slowly into your mealplan.

Some fasts from the bible:

David fasted for his child with Bathesheba
2Sa 12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Jehoshaphat called a fast when he heard the children of Moab were coming against him.
2Ch 20:3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Ezra called a fast for God's protection as they journed back to Jerusalem.
Ezr 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

Esther called a fast before going before the king to save her people from destruction.
Es 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

A fast was called before the reading of Jeremiah's message from God.
Jer 36:9 And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

Daniel fasted for revelation concerning the accomplishment of the seventy years.
Da 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Joel called a fast because destruction was near.
Joel 1:14-15 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

The people of Nineveh called a fast when Jonah foretold them they were doomed.
Jon 3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

Nehemiah fasted when he heard the conditions of the walls and his people in Jerusalem.
Ne 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

As the church ministered to the Lord and fasted, they received a direct revelation concerning Saul and Barnabus.
Ac 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

Three forty-day supernatural fasts are recorded in the Bible.

Moses at Mt. Sinai (also known as Mt. Horeb) where he received commandments from God and a covenant was established (Exodus 34).

Elijah on his journey to Mt. Horeb where he received instructions from God (I Kings 19:8).

Jesus in the wilderness where he overcame the temptations of the devil (Matthew 4:1-11).