FASTING AND PRAYER - 40 DAYS DEVOTIONAL
His Word, in fact, contains 92 passages mentioning it. Many of our heroes of the faith, including Moses, Elijah, Esther, Nehemiah, Daniel and Paul, fasted at crucial points.
Jesus both taught and modeled fasting. After being anointed by the Holy Spirit, He was led into the wilderness to fast and pray for 40 days (Matthew 4:2). During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave specific instructions on how to fast (Matthew 6:16-18). Jesus knew the followers He addressed would fast. But what is the purpose of fasting and prayer in the life of the believer today?
SHOWING HUMILITY AND REPENTANCE
One reason we fast is to demonstrate humility before the sovereign Creator of the universe. God responds when we diligently and wholeheartedly seek Him (2 Chronicles 7:14).
SEEKING GOD’S FACE MORE FULLY
A second reason we fast is to respond to God’s love toward us. It is as if we are saying to God, “Because You are righteous and holy, and loved me enough to send Jesus to die for my sins, I want to get to know You more intimately.” Jeremiah 29:13 says we will find God when we seek Him with all our hearts. We may want to take extra time to seek and praise God by missing a meal or abstaining from food for a day or more.
ASKING FOR SOMETHING YOU DESIRE
Sometimes we fast to demonstrate our sincerity to God concerning something we truly desire. Ezra proclaimed a fast to ask God to protect His people as they journeyed to Jerusalem from exile. God responded by leading them safely to Jerusalem, delivering them from their enemies and ambushes along the way (Ezra 8:21 31).
FASTING TO KNOW GOD’S WILL
Seeking God’s will or direction is different from petitioning Him for something we desire. When the Israelites were in conflict with the tribe of Benjamin, they sought God’s will through fasting. The entire army fasted until evening, and “the men of Israel asked the Lord, ‘Shall we go out again and fight against our brother Benjamin, or shall we stop?”’ (Judges 20:26-28).
DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE
An important benefit of fasting is that it promotes self-control by disciplining our bodies. When we say no to our natural appetite for food, we develop the will-power and discipline to say no to other fleshy desires (1 Corinthians 9:27).
Losing weight is NOT the emphasis when fasting for spiritual reasons.
Included in this Fasting and Prayer app:
✔ 40 of days bible scriptures for inspiration
✔ 40 of days daily devotional for affirmation
✔ 40 of days questions to ponder and answer
✔ 40 days of mediation passages to assist with your fast
We hope this app helps you with your spiritual growth and goals. Please leave us a rating and review to let us know how it went.
Have a blessed day!
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Reviews (24)
I downloaded this app because I desire to be closer to God through prayer and fasting and was greatly appreciative of finding this app! To my great chagrin and frustration though, it is riddled with unholy ads that promote everything but God and provides no way for anyone to opt out of those ads! God tells us we need to get out of Babylon! Making a free app that is designed to help us come closer to God that is funded by Babylon is a contradiction in terms! Ask for contributions instead!
The purpose is good and have potential. just need to add more feature to motivate people to install it. like add fasting counter or alarms when to start / break the fast and pray. 🙂 let me know if this is added hehe
fasting, a discipline that is followed by almost all faiths and spiritualities, is practiced to gain empathy, to bring renewal or to deprive oneself from the worldy to experience the holy or spritual. of course, i never tell anybody that i am fasting when i am fasting. although i downloaded the app, i dont agree with the apps opinions in regards to the bible. i do, however, respect others beliefs or non-beliefs
i absolutely love this app. I read the first two days so far. i just recently downloaded it. Day 1 really spoke too me. Day 2 reminded me of what i needed to remember. This app is perfect for connecting one to God. Thank you for this app & God bless
reading through this fasting n prayer app really got me thinking honestly bcuz it helps me to see that i have fallen short where fasting is concerned and i said to myself i really have to get back to my routine of fasting as it was something that i was doing regularly .So i must say to the Developer of this app a very big thank you .Five stars is what i gave you bcuz you really deserve it. continue to do what you"re doing and may God bless you tremendously.
I just downloaded this today on my dad's phone. I read the first 3, and just absolutely loved it. Thank you, I look forward to exercising these things through prayer and fasting. God bless you richly. - Emily
I love this app as a resource. I wish I could have it as a pdf for as a teaching tool for my church member. awesome!!
There's a lot to say but I thank God of everything... Working in different ways we know nothing about.. It's readable and portable as well...❤️😌God bless abundantly 😃
very good. thanks for making this aap. god bless you. above 100 people got insight during lent because of this aap. if you want the translation english in hindi. please contact me .
Always fantastic, Blessed Words and Truth 💯🔥🔥🔥
Very beautiful I love it and plz write a book of prayer thank you
every little thing that make urself next to God is really useful in our daily life....God bless u for taking time to do this beatifull way to God
Very good app nearly perfect
Doesnt download quick.the app is good.
Best and motivative useful app
i really enjoyed this app it enhance my knowdge on my bible studies
I just love this app
i love this app
Its helping me alot with my spititual life
a lil short clairty of insight of pure love mercy compassion and love NEVER CHANGING WITHOUT DOUBTLESS IN MIND AND HEART THESE WORDS I TYPE OR OF TRUTH THRU THE HOLY GHOST SPEAKING FROM DWELLING WITHIN ME. GOD IS LOVE & LOVE ONLY ALL HE DESIRES IS TO ALLOW HIM TO LOVE HEAL AND PROSPER US THRU HIS WILL! FOR WE ALL HAVE AN PURPOSE IN LIFE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE TO IT WE HAVE AN DEEP VOID OF EMPTYNESS UNSATIFIED OR ASTAINED. FOR IT'S FROM THE DISCONNECTION FROM GOD & SIN INDULGED OURSELVES IN SOME NO --
Love it!
Just downloaded, will rate soon
Best ever
My initial impression is that this app was written by someone who developed their theology organically, independent of the widely accepted Western models and seminary education that inform mainstream Protestant doctrine. The result (sound biblical perspective, albeit leaning slightly pentecostal) is a testimony to the inerrancy of the Word and perfect guidance of the Holy Spirit. The app frequently refers to an "author" but never gives a clear picture of the narrator. Perhaps the writer has confused anonymity with humility. On the contrary, establishing the identity of the author would only add to the credibility of the teaching and would also make for a clearer narrative, easier to read and relate to. Speaking of clarity, depending on the personality of the user, I could see some preferring a more straight forward "how to" fasting app, supported by related verses. App does not get into the topic of fasting til day 7. However if the story shared day one is the author's, again please remove any mystery and be clear on that, but it is a powerful and moving testimony. Hopefully it is a true first person account. The Texas to London faith-healing story, with the ending 25 years later is harder to believe. Again, details make a difference. Cite your sources and clean up the (nearly perfect) copy to be free from grammar errors so that the rest of your content isn't seen as less credible by association. Good job, as a first run. Second and third versions will bring exponential increases in the quality of writing and strong doctrine. If you are open to healthy feedback you might submit your ideas to a spiritual leader you trust. The distinction between the two ways of engaging with the Holy Spirit I found fascinating and doesn't strike me as faulty, but might be differing opinions from scholars with more knowledge than I. Of course one need only look to the Source for the final verdict. Again just refreshing the message remains unchanged across time and culture and regardless what vessel bears the good news. Oh, did not see it mentioned that believers need not do a total fast for 40 consecutive days. Common sense, but doesn't hurt to point out.