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WHAT FASTING OFFERS (11): TURNAROUND ENCOUNTERS

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Monday January 16, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (11): TURNAROUND ENCOUNTERS

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
Luke 9:29 (KJV)

The altar of fasting and prayer is the place of turnaround encounters. Turnaround encounters are encounters that make you count in your generation. They are landmark encounters that becomes beacons of reference in your life and destiny. The scriptures did not disclose whether the Lord Yahushua was taking a fast in addition to prayer in our text. However, it is obvious that such manifestation is typical of a fasting praying. It is fasting that brings intensity to prayer. It is fasting that brings depth of concentration to prayer. As the Lord prayed the fashion of His countenance was altered. That is what we call turnaround encounters. Fasting is not a religious activity, it is an altar for turnarounds that leaves a landmark in your life and destiny. You must expect to experience a turnaround encounter at this altar of fasting and prayer. Remember that in Luke 4:14 “And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.” At the altar of fasting, the Lord Yahushua encountered power that changed the course of His ministry forever. Fasting is for empowerment. You must desire that “Lord, out of this depletion of my body and strength at the altar of fasting, there must arise an empowerment that will change everything in my life.” This must be your desire as you fast.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (10): SPEEDY ANSWERS TO PRAYERS

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Sunday January 15, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (10): SPEEDY ANSWERS TO PRAYERS

Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.Isaiah 58:9 (KJV)

Fasting brings earnestness to your prayers. We saw at the beginning of this month that what produces dynamic power is not just prayer because everybody is praying but not everybody is experiencing tremendous power that is dynamic in its workings. It is earnest prayer that makes tremendous power available. Webster’s Dictionary defines earnest as ‘characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind’. Artha Open Thesaurus defines earnest as ‘not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal’. Amplified Bible define earnest as’ heart-felt and continued’. And this earnestness is not a function of physical exertion and plenty of words as our Lord Yahushua has already said that you shall not be heard because of your much speech (see Matthew 6:7). Hollering and demonstrations is nothing when seeking to make your prayer earnest. This earnestness is a spiritual force that must be added to your prayer to make it produce dynamism and results. Vain repetitions cannot help in this school of prayer at all. Finesse of speech is utterly useless.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (9): YAHWEH’S GLORY BECOMES YOUR PROTECTION

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Saturday January 14, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (9): YAHWEH’S GLORY BECOMES YOUR PROTECTION

… the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.Isaiah 58:8 (KJV)

Everybody that has been with Adonai on the mountain always returns with His glory on their lives. Glory is the aura of divinity manifest in our humanity. Glory is the presence of Yahweh radiating in our lives. Glory is the glow of the Spirit of Yahweh on the soul of a person that impacts on both his countenance and disposition. The Hebrew word for glory is ‘Kabowd’ which means weight, splendour or glorious. That means that you develop weight when you stay in Yahweh’s presence that no satanic activity can dare to move you. Your countenance is resplendent as a result of dwelling in Yahweh’s presence in fasting. This was Moses’ experience whose physical face was shining from the glory of Yahweh’s presence. People couldn’t look at his face. Just as the natural eyes cannot look into the face of the sun, the glory of Yahweh was on Moses that much that people couldn’t behold his face. This can be your experience too. Whether your physical face shine as was the case with Moses or not, there is a spiritual glory presence that comes upon you as you fast. There is a weight you gain spiritually speaking in a fast that separates you far from oppression.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (8): ESTABLISHMENT IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

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Friday January 13, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (8): ESTABLISHMENT IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

… and thy righteousness shall go before thee; …
Isaiah 58:8 (KJV)

Amplified puts it this way: your righteousness (your rightness, your justice, and your right relationship with God) shall go before you [conducting you to peace and prosperity]. Fasting establishes you in righteousness because you cannot approach Yahweh in sin. And righteousness is not just who we are but what we do. I John 3:7 says, ‘Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.’ Fasting helps you establish the culture of doing righteousness. When one does not live a life of consecrational fasting, his/her life will be filled with uncleanness and filth of all manner. Though he/she may have genuinely at one time confessed the lordship of HaMashiach over his/her life but because he/she has refused to work out his/her salvation with fear and trembling (see Philippians 2:12), he/she cannot exercise dominion over sin and unrighteousness. Yahushua saw this when He said in Matthew 6:16 “Moreover when ye fast”. Fasting offers you establishment in righteousness.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (7): SPEEDY REVERBERATION OF HEALING/HEALTH

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Thursday January 12, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (7): SPEEDY REVERBERATION OF HEALING/HEALTH

… and thine health shall spring forth speedily: …Isaiah 58.8 (KJV)

When we say that fasting springs forth speedily your healing and health, we are just stating the obvious both from scriptures and from raw testimonies. There is no sickness that cannot be terminated by fasting. Even medical doctors, have discovered that majority of ailments is a function of what people eat, so when you eliminate such diets, the body naturally recovers. Cancers have been seen to dry up and die in long fasts and afterwards the person tests showed that he/she was cancer free. Your health springing forth speedily is both supernaturally and naturally. The body has been enabled by the creator to heal itself in some cases that the challenge is not organic. Just going on a 21 days to 40 days total fast can take care of your frequent health challenges, and afterwards, resume eating healthy ensures that you sustain the gains of your fast. And all this is just naturally, the body repairs itself. Please refer to the scientifically certified repair workings of fasting as we have already seen.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (6): ERUPTION OF SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

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Wednesday January 11, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (6): ERUPTION OF SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, …
Isaiah 58:8 (KJV)

We are living in the days of prophetic gross darkness (see Isaiah 60:1-2). Darkness connotes the devil and all his manifestations. Darkness is a state of visionlessness, purposelessness, and hopelessness. Darkness is a state where you do not know what to do, where to go and what to expect. Darkness is a state of confusion, contradiction, conflict and depression. Light here implies illumination, insight, understanding and enlightenment. Light here means the opening of the Word of God for you to the point of understanding and seeing really what God is showing you from the pages of scripture. To be lighted is to be lifted. To be illuminated is to be elevated. The glory of your life is at the mercy of light because until you are illuminated, you will end up eliminated. Your change of story is at the instance of light. Until you can see it, you cannot seize it. Your inheritance in HaMashiach (Christ) is available and ready for the taking, but it would take you to see it to seize it. So anything that you would do to see the hidden treasures behind the written Word, it is wisdom to go for it.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (5): BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR THE RAPTURE

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Tuesday January 10, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (5): BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR THE RAPTURE

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many? and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.Hebrews 9:28 (KJV)

“And unto them that look for him” is the requirement for the rapture. Unto them that yearn for him shall he appear the second time unto salutation. Beloved, are you longing for the return of the Lord Yahushua? The thought of the return of the Lord Yahushua is not a pleasant one for many. Young ladies on the line for marriage would say “let Him wait till I marry!” Same with young men on the line for marriage. So many believers want the Lord to delay His coming so they can achieve one thing or the other. They are not even desiring His coming let alone looking for it. The truth is that when you are living with a lot of worldliness, you would not desire His soon return. You are in love with the things of the world and for you His return is a distraction. Many believers would run away from pulpits that constantly remind them of the eminent return of the Lord. The ears of so many believers have started itching at the sound of Maranatha! (our Lord come!). Why? Because fasting has become a thing for pastors and ministers for so many believers. No wonder, worldliness has eaten into the very fabrics of our souls. This world now holds so much attraction and lure for many that there is no longer any difference between them and the world. In fact, they are now imitating the world.

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (3): PHYSIOLOGICAL CLEANSING OF THE BODY (B)

#WordForTodayDevotional Sunday January 8, 2023 WHAT FASTING OFFERS (3): PHYSIOLOGICAL CLEANSING OF THE BODY (B) Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.Hebrews 12:11 (NASB) Fasting is a physiological process and would rid the body of most diseases. …

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WHAT FASTING OFFERS (3): PHYSIOLOGICAL CLEANSING OF THE BODY (A)

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Saturday January 7, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (3): PHYSIOLOGICAL CLEANSING OF THE BODY (A)

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.Hebrews 12:11 (NASB)

Fasting is a physiological process and would rid the body of most diseases. We are going to see some scientifically backed process that happen in our body when we fast. They include:

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (2): THE HIGHEST INTENSIVE PRAYER

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Friday January 6, 2023

WHAT FASTING OFFERS (2): THE HIGHEST INTENSIVE PRAYER

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;Psalms 63:1 (KJV)

Fasting is the expression of the longing of the flesh after Adonai. Fasting is the flesh saying that there is something more important to me now than taking care of me. It is in that longing state that the soul can express the highest intensity of prayer possible. The earnestness that makes prayer produce tremendous power that is dynamic in its working is only possible in a fast. Fasting offers you the opportunity to produce the highest intensity of prayer that can ever be possible from the human soul. The flesh in a fast has been completely dethroned and the soul is at its purest state and can easily connect to the frequency of Adonai. This accounts why in a long fast, once you cross 14 days to 21 days, it just seems your eyes pops open and you begin to see into the realm of the spirit easily. At that point, your prayer even without eloquence or vigour in expressing it, carries such power that blows the mind of the world around you. Most people think that what makes prayer powerful is the expression when you are praying. Others thing that your demonstrations will avail in the realm of the spirit, so they go ahead to shout, haul, kick, box and do all manner of gymnastics. But the intensity of prayer is not in any of those things. When you are around 21 days and above in your total fast, without even energy, if you have opportunity to see a demoniac, just a “go” under your breathe sends the legion quaking out.