10 Purposes for Fasting
January 13, 2010 by pastor
Filed under 2010 Fasting Manual
10 Purposes For Fasting.
The Battleground is The Spirit vs. The Flesh to gain control for who runs your will. Denying the flesh in order to seek God is the best way to win that battle, but fasting is much more meaningful than that. To find the purposes for fasting we turn to the Word of God.
1) To Chasten the Soul – Psalm 69:10.
2) To Humble the soul (overcome our flesh) Ezra 8:21; Psalm 35:13; 69:10.
3) To Repent and seek the Lord – 2 Chronicles 20:3,4; 1 Samuel 7:2-6.
4) To Prepare for Spiritual Warfare – 1 Kings 21:27-29; Matthew 17:21.
5) To Experience God’s Habitation – Matt. 9:14; Mark 2:18-20; Luke 5:33-35.
6) To Receive Spiritual Direction – Judges 20:26-28; Acts 13:2-3; 14:23.
7) To Gain Power over demonic forces – Matthew 7:14; Mark 9:16-29.
To Save our City/State/Nation – 2 Chronicles 20:3-30; Ester 4:3-16; Joel 1:14; 2:15.
9) To Minister to one another – 2 Corinthians 6:4-10; 11:21-31.
10) To Experience Revival – Zechariah 8:16-23.
