Tag Archives: fasting

Into the wilderness, by the Spirit, Jesus was led, Forty days and nights He had no water or bread. When the devil was certain that Jesus was weak, To our Savior he did wretchedly speak. “Son of God, command these stones to become bread”, That is what the evil one ...

The word of the Lord came to Jonah, and said, “to Nineveh you must go”, Jonah tried to sneak away, not even bothering to tell God, “No!” He climbed into a boat in Joppa, and tried to flee to Tarshish, Little did he know that God was about to make ...

“I don’t hear God speak. I hear people say, ‘God told me this or that’ like it’s an everyday thing, but it doesn’t happen for me.” Perhaps you can relate to this sentiment. You’d be thrilled to hear from Heaven about specific areas of your life, but you don’t know ...

Man is so smart. We take it upon ourselves to fix everything broken: faucets, cars, toys, economies. But what happens when we come up against a situation we cannot fix; something that, despite our best human efforts, we cannot repair? Marriages go through fires. Finances come under attack. Children stray ...

As I continued soaking up the teachings of Jesus, He revealed three specific areas where He wanted His followers to avoid making a show: doing good deeds, praying, and fasting.  The bottom line is: avoid “a performance”. He counseled those who want to be their best for God to avoid ...