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Spiritual fasting
Fasting is a powerful spiritual discipline that sharpens our focus on God. It is not about earning His favor but about deepening our dependence on Him. Throughout Scripture, fasting accompanied prayer during times of seeking God's will. These verses guide you in the practice of biblical fasting for spiritual breakthrough.
"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."Read full explanation
"But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;"Read full explanation
"That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly."Read full explanation
"Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?"Read full explanation
"Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:"Read full explanation
"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."Read full explanation
"And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."Read full explanation
"And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred."Read full explanation
"And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:"Read full explanation
"So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us."Read full explanation
"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,"Read full explanation
"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."Read full explanation