Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of realities not seen [Hebrews 11:1 TLV].
There is no recommended way to fast. We must fast with *FAITH* led by the Holy Spirit [Ruach HaKodesh]. That is when we get Gods attention.
We waste our time fasting and go hungry for nothing; if our heart is not “in check with REPENTANCE” combined with SANCTIFICATION & JUSTIFICATION [Ephesians 4:30].
Once this is accomplished, the Holy Spirit will then lead us to now decide on how to fast, how long to fast, when to fast, and most importantly, why we are to fast.
“When we work, we work; when we fast & and pray, God works.” – Raphael Rabbi
Prepare your hearts, your spirit for a divine encounter with Christ Jesus, Yahusha!
Spiritual Life [DAY 1]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
On day 1, of fasting and prayers; we are asking the Holy Spirit [Ruach HaKodesh] to help us identify any areas of our spiritual lives that we’ve been led to believe we are worshiping the True God, YHWH; yet either ignorantly or naively worshiping idols; get rid of all these physically and spiritually in our hearts, spirit and ask for forgiveness from God.
This may be the church you were born in and baptized as a child; Is this church built on idol worship or pagan worship❓
Brothers and sisters, irrespective of how big the church is now; it is all about the foundation it was built on. You are in a group worshiping idols; look around when you go to such churches; in your spirit you already know; you are at a wrong place; you don’t belong there; listen this day to the Holy Spirit talking to you. This day may never come again for you.
We need to disconnect ourselves this day;
Now, no one ever lived painted nor made a portrait of Yahusha ,Christ Jesus, the Nazarene; because God knew our evil hearts, the Son of God [ben-‘Elohim] came to this earth when there was no such things or photography.
The book of Isaiah made it clear- the Messiah was not good-looking ! Over many generations, the enemy has deceived mankind with an image as ‘Christ Jesus’ with blue eyes and a pointed nose.
Faithful followers of Christ, many people are destroyed from lack of knowledge… [read Hosea 4:6].
Furthermore, Christ Jesus is no longer on the cross. HE has risen and alive; so having any image on a cross is idol worship. God said in Exodus 20:4-6 that, “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me’ but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Now, Christ Jesus reminded us in Matthew 6:7 that “when—praying— *you may not use vain repetitions* like the pagans, for they think that in their speaking much they will be heard.
Have you been given any item to use for repetitive prayers?
Yes, God can use any medium to manifest HIS great power, but Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world [1 John 4:1]
Revival starts with you this day for the kingdom of God; repent and get rid of all these images and idols you call ‘Jesus’; get rid of all these mediums, jewelleries or ornaments you have been using believing it makes you connect with God;
You’re worshiping idols when it comes to your spiritual life.
”God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth”[John 4:24 NIV].
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
Identity – influence | fame | Jobs & Positions [DAY 2]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
Our identity is one of the biggest idols worshiped today. We have largely abandoned who we are in Christ and placed our identity in other things.
Simply question where you have placed your identity this day, and you will be met with spirited pushback. But the reality is that our identities, or where we place our identity, have become idols.
Now, that’s a really tough way to live. If your identity is in your work, your skills, or anything else, you will constantly feel like you don’t measure up. But, when our identity is secured in God, we can live in freedom. While we will still fall short, God’s love will never fail us.
With the advent of social media, almost anyone has the opportunity to become famous and gain influence. All it takes is one viral video or one hot take, and suddenly you can have thousands and thousands of followers. Past generations tend to idolize their jobs and social status. Younger generations are more drawn toward fame and influence.
This has led many to endless chase for fame, making it easy for the enemy to use them as weapons for his destructive purposes. Look at the number of immoral behaviours of many men and women on the internet to get attention?
Jobs used to just be a means to an end. For most people, it was just what you did to provide for your family. Now, what you do has become who you are! Job dissatisfaction is at an all-time high. Could it be because we’ve elevated what we do to who we are?
Now, I am not saying you shouldn’t find a job you enjoy that fits your skills. But simply pointing out that; many have made their jobs and, positions they hold an idol to the point that; the most important things in life have been ignored or abandoned such as, the family, marriage, children and most importantly, having the time to have a relationship with Jesus Christ; reading our Bibles daily, praying and having fellowship with other believers. There is now no time to go to church because of our jobs for many.
I encourage you to be prayerful on this second day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
Technology | Mobile Phones [DAY 3]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
Smartphone addiction is increasingly becoming a worrying trend. Many can not live without their phones [or online presence].
It’s gotten so out of hand that if we are even sitting still for a few minutes, we can’t help but reach out to pick up our phones. If you don’t believe me? Go into your phone settings on “Screen Time.” You can see how many hours a day you spend looking at your phone and how many times you pick it up. Yet, you don’t have time to read your Bible every day❓
If our phones and technology aren’t a modern-day idol, then I don’t know what is.
Now, the enemy has enslaved many and uses this medium of internet as a weapon with tremendous destructive effect. For instance, many are addicted to *PORNOGRAPHY* leading to *MASTURBATION*; children are now committing *suicide* as a result of *bullying online* .
The heart of this problem isn’t our phones or social media or any form of technology. It’s the value we place on it that makes it a problem.
When our lives revolve around how many likes we get, what our following looks like, or if we can’t sit in silence for 5 minutes without refreshing our newsfeed, we might have an idol.
Anything that takes the place of God in our life, anything that becomes more important than Him, is an idol.
I encourage you to be prayerful on this third day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
Comfort | Entertainment [DAY 4]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
There are endless lists of products promising to simplify and add comfort to our lives.
We have made our lives much easier and much more comfortable than at any other time in history. Tasks that used to take all day can be done in minutes. Many menial tasks are now automated. While that’s a good thing, our pursuit in life should not be comfort alone.
The call that Christ Jesus, Yahusha gives his followers is a life of calling, not primarily of comfort. *Jesus promises that his followers will face trials, persecution, and difficulty*.
While comfort isn’t bad, it can become damaging when it becomes the main pursuit in life.
When comfort is an idol, we will struggle when God calls us to something difficult. As a result, many have given up easily at the point of breakthroughs in their lives. The enemy is using this secret weapon of comfort to defeat so many believers this day.
We are also obsessed with being entertained. From Netflix, YouTube to vacations / holidays, parties, sports, secular music, podcasts to TikTok. Many can be active to be entertained for hours; week after week, yet they fall asleep within 10 minutes; when they start reading their Bible and don’t pray. Your spiritual life is dead!
Again, as with the other modern-day idols, it’s not that comfort and entertainment that is bad. It can be a good thing. But when our lives become all about the search and chase of the best experiences we can find, then it becomes an idol. Satan is using secular music for instance, to destroy many believers this day; and he has infiltrated the gospel music scene also. Satan is using music as a medium and gateway to connect to many souls. Be led by the Holy Spirit when it comes to the music you listen to.
Entertainment and comfort are good and a gifts from God, but we should worship the giver, not the gifts. And we should enjoy our favourite things in moderation.
I encourage you to be prayerful on this fourth day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well
Amen, Amen, Amen
People – Celebrities | Pastors | Prophets | Family [DAY 5]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
Now, Isaiah 2:22 says, “Put no more trust in a mere human, who has only the breath in his nostrils. What is he really worth?
Many believers have placed their pastors, evangelists, priests, or prophets in high esteem than God to the point of now idolising them. They believe what they say rather than what God says in the Holy Scriptures.
Celebrities have also been set as the focus in life rather than going through the right process from God; they have become idols for many. Many of these celebrities are Satan worshippers, so to attain fame in the world. Remember what Christ Jesus, Yahusha said in Mark 8:36, “for what does it benefit someone to gain the whole world and yet lose his life?”. Don’t be blind, idolise, and follow the blind [Luke 6:39].
Moreover, our family, spouse, and children are a blessing from God. The Bible is blatantly clear on that. But we have the tendency to worship the gifts rather than the giver. And for some, their family, their kids, their spouse, have become an idol. We prioritise family commitments and problems; taking us away from God instead of bringing the family to God.
Christ Jesus made it clear in Luke 14:26 and said, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be my disciple
We should place our families in their proper place.
I encourage you to be prayerful on this fifth day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
Sexual Immorality [DAY 6]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
Sex might be the only thing we think about more than money. It’s everywhere in our culture. The enemy is aware and working very hard with his demons to ensure that everything we see from our local shops, posters, on our televisions to listening to radio portrays sex; so we become enslaved to sexual immorality.
We have taken a gift from God for marriage and made it into the god of our lives. And for many, their lives are controlled by sex. They can not get enough and just like getting high on drugs. They are trying everything else to the point of now, joining the *ALPHABET PEOPLE* ; waving Noah’s flag.
To even question the sexual ethic in our society will bring outrage and defensiveness, showing how tied to our idol we actually are. Our sexual identity, sexual practices, and sex-filled lives are sacred to us.
The church has some blame for this. Rather than portraying sex as a good gift from God in marriage, in recent history, they have heaped guilt and shame. You could argue that this is one of the factors that brought over the over-exaggeration of sex. Culture simply swung the pendulum.
Now, this generation has failed to understand the spiritual consequences and dangers of SEXUAL IMMORALITY: pornography, masturbation, premarital sex [fornication], extramarital sex [adultery] prostitution, and all sorts of sexual perversions.
*Don’t start a ‘FIRE’ you can’t control; watching pornography is destructive*.
Brothers and sisters, Christ Jesus is telling you this very hour to ”Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually sins against their own body [1 Corinthians 6:18]
Remember, if we go on sinning after we have learned the truth, no sacrifice can take away our sins [Hebrews 10:26]; you will go to hell! [ read Revelation 21:8]
I encourage you to be prayerful on this sixth day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
Money | Material Things | Physical Appearance [DAY 7]
Idol worship is still present and active. A secret weapon used by the enemy spiritually and very destructive in our lives.
Many of us have idols; the problem is that we don’t recognize them for what they are. Idolatry isn’t confined to worshipping a golden statue or praying to trinkets. It’s much broader than that. There are many things from this generation that have become more important to us than God. That’s why many lives are in shackles of great mess; disappointments, no marriage, divorce, barrenness, poverty, failure, setbacks, and backwardness.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” [Exodus 20:3 TLV]
Jesus Christ, Yahusha also said, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You can not serve both God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord]. [Matthew 6:24 AMP]
Money has become the ultimate thing for many of us. This is one of the top idolatry examples today.
Western culture has bowed to money and possessions for generations. The pursuit of money and the acquisition of things is a guiding force for many. It’s an idol.
Now, you don’t have to have money for money to be your idol. It’s not about what you have. It’s about what you long for. For the rich, the poor, and those in-between money can be an idol that quickly entraps us; making us slaves to Satan.
Hear me on this. Money is not bad. Money is a tool. And like any tool, you have to use it correctly; otherwise, it can cause much damage. Money isn’t the problem. It’s how we use and view it that can become a problem. It becomes a problem when we place our hope and our trust in money instead of trusting in God.
Many have placed their hopes and dreams in money and acquiring material things . They trust it to provide for them, care for them, and protect them. The problem is, it can’t live up to what we are trying to get from it.
Moreover, we don’t have to look very far to see an advertisement that promises to “fix” our physical appearance. To make us look better, younger, or like a celebrity.
Why are these so common? Many of us worship our physical appearance. We spend hours in the gym, do make-up, spend money on products, time researching, and constantly value more what others are thinking about us.
We worship and idolise our physical form.
Now, I’m not saying all that is bad. Going to the gym is a good thing. Showering and doing your hair is a good thing. But we ought to be careful not to let this good thing become an ultimate thing; taking us away from having time for God.
We have a world screaming at us that we NEED this and that it looks good; we have to remind ourselves of what is true.
Remember, when God created you in HIS image [Genesis 1:27]. HE said you’re good and wonderfully made [Psalm 139:14].
I encourage you to be prayerful on this seventh and last day of fasting, evaluate your life, *REPENT*, and ask God for forgiveness.
It is well 🙏
Amen, Amen, Amen
