Fasting for the New Year!!!

Day 1
Why do we fast?
We fast because according to Isaiah 58:6-8
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-
when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

[we fast so that our lives may be forever changed not just during the fast but for eternity. We fast to break loose from those things that always seem to choke us-things that are beyond our control. Fasting allows us not to rely on things of this earth-food but allows us to rely on God-through His word so for once in our busy lives we attempt to put God first. Because fasting is for a whole day it allows us to obtain clarity because we remove the obstacle of food it allows us to seek God in all other aspects of our lives like work and school.] So try fasting and get ready to reap the benefits. Amen.

Here are some other scriptures to stand on throughout the day:

Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
[if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior no one can no longer condemn you-you start affresh with Jesus and have His freedom].

Ezekiel 36:26-27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
[We can only do things of God with His Spirit-with Him in us]

Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. [We have to get to the point where we don't to stuff to please people and ourselves but to please God because the decisions we make should be His decisions. Also, according to J. Meyers on Lifetime 1/12/10 Paul said this 20 yrs after he had been saved-things take time-but lets keep striving for the Mark of God].