by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 10, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 7 – The Discipline of Fasting “Fasting is an offering of emptiness to show where fullness can be found. It is a sacrifice of need and hunger.” – John Piper Yesterday, we began our journey into fasting. We pray it has sparked your desire to put this into...
by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 9, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 8 – The Power of Fasting “Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down.” – John WesleyThroughout the...
by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 8, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 9 – The Pitfalls of Empty Fasting “We are a culture of abundance that indulges and abuses—fasting is a means of God’s grace to embrace someone greater than our appetites.” –Keyan SoltaniToday, we will consider the question, “Can fasting go wrong?”One of the...
by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 7, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 10 – The Promises of True Fasting Yesterday, we were properly warned of the worthlessness of fasting with ungodly behaviour and wrong motivations. Today, we will consider the opposite: the abundant blessings that come from a humble and righteous fast.We have...
by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 6, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 11 – The Table Throughout this week, we have been exploring the discipline of fasting, but today, we’re going to flip things on their head a little. For the next few moments, we are going to look at the power of the table.You can’t fast forever. At some...
by Christian Broadcasting Associates Inc. | Apr 5, 2025 | Devotional, Lent
Day 12 – Reflections “So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.” (Ezra 8:23 NIV)We hope you enjoyed this week as we scratched the surface of fasting—its principles, power, and promises, as well as its blessings and pitfalls....
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