“Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, “Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me—for Me? When you eat and when you drink, do you... Continue Reading →
Community Fast
“Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. Then Baruch read from the... Continue Reading →
Prayer for those impacted by the recent disasters
Heavenly Father, this month has seen so much tragedy in our nation from natural disasters, man made problems, and the effects of sin, but I praise You and know that You are still on the throne. I pray for those who are currently trapped in these areas, Lord get help to them. Help them to... Continue Reading →
Unaccepted Fast
“Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray for this people, for their good. When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”” Jeremiah 14:11-12... Continue Reading →
PRAYER FOR GOD’S WILL TO BE DONE
Your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). Heavenly Father, thank You that in our prayers we can partner with You. You see and know everything. Your will and ways are higher than ours. You see the end from the beginning. You had a plan for America... Continue Reading →
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL AND THE HOSTILE NATIONS THAT SURROUND IT
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night, they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62:6-7 ESV). Lord, I know that... Continue Reading →
“Gird yourselves and lament, you priests; Wail, you who minister before the altar; Come, lie all night in sackcloth, You who minister to my God; For the grain offering and the drink offering Are withheld from the house of your God. Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants... Continue Reading →
PRAYER FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens shall laugh... Continue Reading →
A Pagan Fast
“So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be... Continue Reading →
False Motive Fasts
“ “She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people; and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and stone him, that he may die.” I Kings 21:9-10 This... Continue Reading →
