"When the Bridegroom is taken from them, in those days they shall fast."

♥♪POWER FOR SERVICE♥♪

Jason Woodrow writes:

I just watched a tape of David talking about fasting. He said that when they fast, it is complete. They don't fast halfway.

David said that they do it like Jesus said to and wash their faces and dress normally and don't appear to be fasting. They keep a normal schedule and do the work they normally do.
Fasting is like weightlifting. You don't start out trying to lift 400 pounds or you will drop it on yourself and die. You start out small and do it lots of times and slowly build ability to do more. Maybe in a couple of years you will be able to move the 400 pounds, if you are diligent and consistent with the training. So start with a half-day fast, move up to a whole day and do that length for a while, then add days together. After a while your body will be able to handle longer and longer times without eating. He really despises the things we do to get around the fast, like juicing veggies or meat and calling it a liquid. You will only get out of a fast what you are willing to put into it. God is not fooled by our compromise. He wants people who say they are hungry for Him to act like it.
We fast because everyone in the Bible who did miracles fasted, including Jesus and the disciples. It is a difficult thing and will bring up to the surface the dross hidden inside us. The flesh will learn to submit and we will encounter things in God we didn't know were possible, as we are obedient to fast and to bring God's witness to other humans around us.

Primary reasons for fasting

• We are told "Humble yourself before the Lord and He will lift you up". This is a purposeful voluntary humbling. In the Old Testament, people fasted and clothed themselves in sackcloth and ashes. This was all a way to strip themselves of pride and self-centeredness.
• Self-denial "Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me." What is being denied is the flesh, which is at war with the spirit. It is seeking a spiritual blessing while denying the things that give pleasure to the flesh. It is our self-centeredness that is the primary obstacle to serving and knowing God.
• Mourning (for sin, for nation, for death, etc.)
• Desire for something. There is always a hope underlying the self-humbling. A desire for God to forgive, to help, to bless, to change our hearts.
• Gives you extra time to seek God and focus on Him. Be hungry for God's actual presence.

Kinds of fasting

• Total fast (no food, no water)
• Food fast (no food)
• Partial fast (fasting a certain meal or only eating certain kinds of food, such as vegetables or juices)
• Supernatural fast (God helps person to fast in ways not physically possible)
• Imposed fast (a non-voluntary fast that is then dedicated to God. This has been used by prisoners of conscience, such as Corrie & Elisabeth ten Boom in the Ravensbruck concentration camp. There were times they did not receive any food, so instead of complaining to God, they proclaimed it a fast and sought God.)
• Corporate fast (A body of people fasting in agreement. There is power in such agreement.)
• God's Chosen Fast (Isaiah, chapter 58. Fasting does no good if you aren't following God in the rest of your life.)

Warnings

• Not to be done for the eyes of others, as this is purely pride and is detestable to God. Jesus said that those who do this "have received their reward in full".
• Fasting should be generally be secret unless a corporate or family fast. Sometimes it can be shared to help people see the importance of this discipline. Watch the motives.
• Breaking the fast must be done properly or the body can suffer, even to the point of death. When a total fast or food fast has gone on for more than a week, the body shuts down certain digestive functions. When it is time to break the fast, the digestive tract must be restarted slowly with dilute juices for a day or two, progressing to soft foods, and finally to more substantial foods. This slow introduction provides the body with something easy to handle while the digestive juices are released again. If solid food is eaten after a prolonged fast, the body will probably experience cramping pains, diarrhea, possible damage to the intestines, and potential death (after a very long fast). I have eaten fairly substantially after a 7-day food fast without too much trouble, mostly diarrhea. Just avoid stuff like hot spices, butter, salsa, chili, nuts, and other hard to digest stuff. Think "baby food" to help you keep things simple.
• A doctor told me that the general guidelines for the body's need for water and food are 4 days without water, 40 days without food. Beyond these limits, death becomes a real potential. This is based on the "average" person, so a more frail person would have shorter limits. God can extend these periods supernaturally, but it is wise to keep an eye on how the body is doing. My joints are the first thing to give out, with sharp pains.
• Don't jump into a prolonged fast without doing shorter fasts to get the body trained. Remember, this is a discipline, not "jumping off the temple" (Matthew 4:6-7).
• Our righteousness was imparted to us by the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Fasting is not a way to become righteous. It is an expression of our attitude toward God.
• Fasting without prayer is simply starvation. Seek God! Continue to obey Him and witness to others. God may bring into your path those who have problems that couldn't otherwise be dealt with. (Matthew 17:21, Mark 9:29)

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Honey (and Cinnamon Powder) In Medicine

Honey in Medicine

It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. A famous magazine named Weekly World News published in Canada dated 17 January, 95 has given a list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread or chappati instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that due to the increasing age the arteries and veins, which lose their flexibility and get clogged, are revitalized.
ARTHRITIS:
Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two. Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
HAIR LOSS:
Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.
BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder an d one teaspoon of honey in a glass of luke warm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
TOOTHACHE:
Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.
CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, if given to a cholesterol patient, it reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complains of cholesterol.
COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
INFERTILITY:
Yunani and Ayurvedic have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved. In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body. A couple in Maryland, America had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above, the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.
UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS:
According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 years old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning 1/2hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has reveled that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton who has done research says that half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH:
People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.

FASTING: ATOMIC POWER WITH GOD

BY FRANKLIN HALL

Introduction
World-wide fasting-prayer crusade/Evangelist T.L.Osborn/M.D.Daoud/Hyman Appleman/Boy Evangelist/Glory of the Cross
Chapter-I
Atomic power with God
Chapter-II
What is fasting? / Drink water while fasting/ Lust hunger
Chapter-III
The background for revival/Fasting for the home/ Indian tribes practice fasts/ Fasting for children/ Methodist minister gets churches revived
Chapter-IV
Jesus’ fast/ Fasting for 40 days seems mighty Detroit revival/ Fasting causes change in environment/ Environment changed – Spiritual gifts received/ David’s fast/ Should I wait for God to lay a fast burden upon me?
Chapter-V
The four appetites/ Sex appetite/ Three appetites leave
Chapter-VI
The four great essentials
Chapter-VII
How to fast/ Salt water flush/ Miseries of fasting/ How long should we fast?/ Pastor fasts 10 days and 300 converted
Chapter-VIII
Fasting in relation to the physical body/ The four means used in house cleaning/ The Bible is ahead of science/ The blood at work
Chapter-IX
The proper care in breaking the fast
Chapter-X
Results of fasting and praying/ Faith parallels fasting/ Faith/ The confession organ
Chapter-XI
Divine healing continuator/ Divine tangible substance