SYMPTOMS OF BACKSLIDING: NOT FASTING (PART 2)

 Scripture: Isaiah 58: 3  

“Wherefore have we FASTED…. Wherefore have we AFFLICTED our soul…”

Isaiah 58: 3

As a believer you need to fast, otherwise, your flesh will dominate you and lead you to fleshly sins. To be carnally minded is death.

Another reason for fasting is that particular problems can only be solved through fasting, some people have problems that are going to make them backslide. Some of the problems that cause backsliding must be solved through fasting. Jesus told the disciples after they failed to heal an epileptic

“ THIS KIND goeth not out but by prayer and FASTING.”

Matthew 17: 21

Jesus meant here that not all problems are the same. Some difficult ones can be solved only through fasting. It is no wonder that Christians who do not fast are weighed down by all kinds of problems.

…. Fasting is not an option. Jesus said in Matthew 6: 16: “When ye fast….” He didn’t say if you fast. This means He expects us to fast.

Fasting has its rewards. In Isaiah 58, God has listed some of the rewards of fasting.

“ then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine HEALTH shall spring forth speedily…. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, here I am….”

Isaiah 58: 8,9

One of the rewards of fasting is that you will stay spiritually healthy.

 

Credits: Excerpts from

Backsliding: Develop staying power

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

Comments

  1. Nina orwa20 December 2023 at 03:56

    As a believer you need to fast, otherwise, your flesh will dominate you and lead you to fleshly sins.

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  2. Irene20 December 2023 at 07:00

    Amen! To be carnally minded is death. To be healthy spiritually we need to fast, so help us Holy Spirit.

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