Thursday June 26th, 2025
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16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!
17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness!
It may surprise you that food can also be a destiny destroyer.
« whose end is destruction, whose god is their stomach and glory is in their shame, who set their thoughts on earthly things whose end is destruction, whose god is their stomach and glory is in their shame, who set their thoughts on earthly things »
Some people have turned food to their god.
Such persons are so mindful of food that it is the most important thing to them.
- There are many Christians who cannot go one day without food.
If food controls you, then it is your god and it can destroy you.
Esau was one man who food controlled.
He was so controlled by food that he sold his birthright for a plate of porridge.
Jacob on the other hand was willing to stay without the porridge he had cooked in order to get something valuable for the fulfilment of his destiny Genesis 25:29-34.
If you check that Scripture closely, you will see that Jacob even added bread to the porridge he gave to Esau.
He knew that the moment was a destiny-defining one, so he declared a fast for himself.
Because of that seemingly simple transaction, Esau lost the blessing of his father and missed the chance to have the Israelites as his children.
You may not know it, but sometimes when God asks you to fast, it is because He wants to give you a destiny-fulfilling encounter.
- The primary purpose of food is just to give you strength.
You are to eat to live, not live to eat.
The Bible says that there is a due season to eat Psalm 145:15.
In other words, there are seasons when you should not be eating at all – when you should be fasting.
Do you have such seasons planned into your year ?
Apostle Paul said he fasted often, 2 Corinthians 11:27.
Your fasting must be often.
I have heard some preachers say that Jesus had already fasted for us when He was on earth so we don’t need to fast again.
That is a big lie; read the Bible for yourself.
Jesus said in Mark 2:19 that after His ascension, His disciples would fast.
He has ascended, so we must fast.
Don’t let food rob you of your God-ordained destiny.
Prayer focus – Father, please help me to control my appetite. Give me the grace to fast often.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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