Welcome to Daily Growth Point, I’m Pastor John Bingham.

Throughout the Bible, we see times when God’s people fasted. Joel calls for us to turn to the Lord with fasting, weeping and mourning. Nehemiah mourned and fasted over the devastation of Jerusalem. Esther fasted over an important meeting. Daniel fasted to understand the truths of God. Isaiah says that fasting will loose the bands of wickedness, undo the heavy burdens, and let the oppressed go free!

Prayer and fasting is not about earning God’s favor, but about focusing our heart and mind on Him. Dr. John Rice said, “Fasting is really putting God first when one prays, [it is] wanting God more than one wants food, more than one wants sleep, more than one wants fellowship with others, more than one wants to attend to business.”

When we are serious enough about our praying to fast, we can see God work in powerful ways in our lives.