The Miracle Results of Fasting: Discover the Amazing Benefits in Your Spirit, Soul, and Body by Dave Williams

Author:Dave Williams
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: fasting, Christian Life, Christian Rituals & Practice, Fasting - Religious Aspects - Christianity, Religious Aspects, Christianity, Religion, General, Spiritual Life, Devotional, Christian Theology
ISBN: 9781577940722
Publisher: Harrison House Publishers
Published: 2004-01-01T22:00:00+00:00

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Rewards for Fasting

Do you need your family saved? Children protected? Wisdom? Anointing? Favor? Healing? Do you have an overwhelming problem? Have you failed in the past and want to succeed in the future? Fasting isn't just about keeping ourselves from the pleasures of food. It's also about gaining rewards. Is it biblical to fast and expect rewards? Absolutely! Jesus said:

But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:17,18 (italics mine)

The reward is the solution we seek, the answer we are hoping to gain, the provision, the deliverance, the comfort. I have not found a single fast in the Bible that didn't have a specific goal it was trying to achieve.

Is it okay to fast simply to draw close to God?

Yes, but it's also healthy to fast with the expectation of receiving a specific answer. This does two things for us. First, it causes us to focus on the reward we seek and not to focus on our hunger; and second, it allows us to see God's faithfulness when the answer comes. In Ezra, the Jews determined that their reward for their fast was God's protection for their families, their little ones, and their possessions during a journey. They decided to fast and clearly stated, "Lord, this is the reward we want. We want divine protection." God gave them their reward. They kept their eyes focused on the reward and not on their hunger.

A terrible way to fast is to have no reward ahead of you but the food you will eat when the fast is finished. In this state of mind every morsel of food you see looks like a sirloin steak, and your appetite screams so loud that you can't hear your own prayers. On the other hand, when you fast for a reward, even the most succulent prime rib will look like cardboard compared to what you are expecting from God. I know a man who fasted for his unsaved wife. Food meant very little compared to her salvation. One day she came to the church shaking like a leaf, ran to the altar, and accepted Christ. Over the years I have witnessed dozens of similar occurrences.

If you are fasting, expect a reward. If you pray, expect answers. There is too much "slot-machine religion" in the church today. Too many believers pray, "Well, I'll put my silver dollar in and hope my lucky number comes up." That is fatalism, a "Que sera, sera," whatever-will-be-will-be attitude. That is not God! God says to expect something when you live your life according to His Word and trust Him for results. Expect answers to your prayers. Expect reward from your fasting.

It is important to write down what you need during a time of fasting, praying and asking the Holy Spirit for guidance. I pray, list my rewards, and then expect them.

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