More of You- 7 Day Fasting Guide to Empty Ourselves and Be Filled With God's PresenceSample

Day 6: WHO + WHY

Part 2 : Examples of people fasting in the Bible

Nehemiah - Faced with heartbreak and a huge problem, Nehemiah needed direction + divine provision. Neh. 1:1- “When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” He prays in v.11- “Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this, your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” Favor is exactly what God gave! Check it out on your own.

The Disciples + Apostles - Following the teaching of Jesus, they fasted and prayed to bring freedom to those in bondage. Mark 9:29: “Jesus said that some kinds of unclean spirits can only come out by prayer and fasting.”
Others received direction or a specific Calling when they fasted and prayed. Acts 13:2- “The Holy Spirit called Barnabas and Saul for a special work while they were worshiping the Lord and fasting.”

Ezra - Proclaimed and led his people to humble themselves and fast for safe travel through enemy territory...and it invited God’s blessing!
Here’s to the grandparents out there who always pray for 'traveling mercies!'
Ezra 8:23- “So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.”

Moses - Received divine instruction and inspiration after fasting. “Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.” Exodus 34:28

There are so many more stories to discover! Samuel, David, Elijah, Anna, the Armies of Israel are just a few. Note: There are many stories in the Bible where God promised specific people things He would do for them, and even though they are great principles to learn from, they may not be a specific promise to us. There's an important difference, and God will never break a promise.