Declarations for those practicing the spiritual discipline of fasting, seeking God with a humbled and expectant heart.
Pick a category« But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. »
Matthew 6:17-18
I proclaim that I fast before my Father who sees in secret, and he rewards me openly for the humility of this discipline.
« Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? »
Isaiah 58:6
I declare that my fasting loosens the bonds of wickedness and breaks every yoke over my life and the lives of those I carry in prayer.
« Now, therefore, says the Lord, turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning. »
Joel 2:12
I proclaim that I turn to the Lord with all my heart through fasting and prayer. My whole being is set toward him in this season.
« As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. »
Acts 13:2
I declare that as I fast and minister to the Lord, the Holy Spirit clarifies his calling over my life and sets me apart for his purpose.
« Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. »
Isaiah 58:8
I proclaim that my light breaks forth like the morning and my healing springs forth speedily. The glory of the Lord is my rear guard.