We are entering a time where there is no apparent spiritual neutrality!
When the Day of Judgment comes, you will be either for or against Jesus Christ. Our fruit will be judged, and THE LORD will respond accordingly. Many will hope their intent was sufficient, yet they had no corresponding actions. It is not to late to manifest good fruit. The people of the earth will experience one last attempt to restore them by showing them great signs and miracles.
It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Joel chapter 2:
28 “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.
32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the LORD has said, Among the remnant whom the LORD calls.
I have studied fasting from many teachings. Isn’t the essence of fasting denying self? When we deny self, what should be the result? The ultimate result is to bring forth fruitfulness of ministry to others.
FATHER expressed what is an acceptable fast in the Book of Isaiah.
It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 58:
6 “This is the kind of fast that I desire:
Remove the heavy chains of oppression!
Stop exploiting your workers!
Set free the crushed and mistreated!
Break off every yoke of bondage!
7 Share your food with the hungry!
Provide for the homeless and bring them into your home!
Clothe the naked!
Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
When you fast self-centeredness, FATHER will respond:
8 Then My favor will bathe you in sunlight until you are like the dawn bursting through a dark night. And then suddenly your healing will manifest. You will see your righteousness march out before you, and the glory of YAHWEH will protect you from all harm!
9 Then YAHWEH will answer you when you pray. When you cry out for help, he will say, ‘I am here.’ “If you banish every form of oppression, the scornful accusations, and vicious slander,
10 and if you offer yourselves in compassion for the hungry and relieve those in misery, then your dawning light will rise in the darkness and your gloom will turn into noonday splendor!
11 YAHWEH will always guide you where to go and what to do. He will fill you with refreshment even when you are in a dry, difficult place. He will continually restore strength to you, so you will flourish like a well-watered garden and like an ever-flowing, trustworthy spring of blessing.
12 Your people will rebuild long-deserted ruins, building anew on foundations laid long before you. You will be known as Repairers of the Cities and Restorers of Communities.
Am I against fasting food? No, if it will produce a spiritual result. Am I against fasting something else that satisfies my soul or body? Once again, no!
A fast should redirect our focus from our own needs and/or desires and redirect our focus to those in need as mentioned above. You will either embrace the above passage or reject this particular call to respond. There is no neutrality in such a decision.