Isaiah 58:6

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Isaiah 586

• Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen

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TO FAST -

• a voluntary with - drawing from food and/or
  drink, or other fleshly appetite, for a specified
  period of time.

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History

• Moses 40 days
• Daniel
• Elijah
• Jesus
• Paul
• NT Believers

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Jesus Disciples

• Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said,
  Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said
  unto them, Because of your unbelief for verily I
  say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of
  mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
  Remove hence to yonder place and it shall
  remove and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
  Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
  fasting.
• Matt 1716-21

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Fasting is NOT

• A hunger strike to get God to move
• A cycle of over-indulgence and total abstinence

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Purpose

• To establish and increase authority in the
  believers life by ensuring priority of divine
  order.

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Gods Order

• May God Himself the God of peace, sanctify you
  through and through. May your whole spirit,
  soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of
  our Lord Jesus Christ

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PRIORITYGods The World

• Spirit Body
• Soul Soul
• Body (Spirit)

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PRIORITY is CHANGED by

• RELEASING one thing and GRASPING another
• OR
• Being RELEASED by one thing and GRIPPED by another

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Isaiah 586,7

• To loose the chains of injustice
• Untie the cords of the yoke
• To set the oppressed free
• Break every yoke
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• Share food with the hungry
• Provide shelter to wanderer
• Clothe the naked
• Not turn away from your own flesh and blood

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The RESULTIsaiah 588-12

• Light breaking forth
• Healing quickly appears
• Your Righteousness goes before you
• The Glory of the Lord covers your back
• Prayer answered
• Cry for help immediately answered
• Divine guidance and provision and supply
• You will be used to restore broken walls of
  defense and paths free from stumbling.

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The QUESTION

• What do you need to be released from?
• What do you need to release?
• What do you need to be gripped by?
• What do you need to get a grip on?