Friday June 27th, 2025
«You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything »
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
Philippians 3:18-19NLT says
« For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth »
When you see some people cutting corners and you ask them,
“Why are you doing this?”, they say, “I must eat”.
Today’s Bible reading says we must not be brought under the power of anything in this world then went further to show that food is temporary.
Don’t let something temporary send you to permanent destruction in hell.
How often do you fast?
Jesus Christ Himself said in Matthew 17:21NKJV
« However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting »
There are problems and demons around you that will not leave except by fasting and prayer.
One day in my village, just as I was about to have my favorite dish of pounded yam with combination okro soup, God said to me, “Don’t eat, you are to fast today”. I argued with Him and ate the food. Just as I finished eating, someone came to call me to pray for my sister who had gotten small pox. You don’t face small pox with a belly full of pounded yam. I had to go stick my finger down my throat to throw up the food. Only then was I able to pray for my sister and she was healed.
When God asks you to fast, don’t disobey because He has His reasons and it is always for your good.
I was never one to fast before.
The first time somebody told me that I was to fast for three days and nights without food, I called him a murderer.
However, God gave me victory over my belly.
I started fasting and little by little, I went from three days to five days and on and on until I started fasting for over forty days and nights.
Whenever I am about to start a fast, I mark the days from when the fast is to start to when it ends, point to my stomach and say, “Belly, as from that day, no more food for you until so and so day”.
When you are on a fast, you’ll suddenly be more aware of food around you, but you must resist the temptation to eat and stay focused on your goal.
Prayer focus – Father, help me to consecrate myself unto You in fasting on a regular basis
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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