2026.06.10 - Notes On Fasting

 

1.     Revelation

a.     I Wonder Why They Hate Me So Much 

                              i.         Esther 3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. KJV

1.     Because of Who you serve

2.     Because of who you are associated with 

3.     You can be persecuted for the righteousness of another 

b.     Esther Joined 

                               i.         She joined a fast that was already in progress

1.     Esther 4:3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. KJV

2.     She pointed the weapon so to speak 

3.     Every time you risk the life you have for a greater one when you approach the king 

c.     Haste Not 

                              i.         Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. KJV

1.     She took the time to fast

2.     Rhonda - When Esther came before the king she spent time with him, loved on him, then requested another meeting THEN told him all that was in her heart.  By the time she shared her heart she had his heart!

d.     Timing

                              i.         Esther 6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. KJV

e.     Revealing

                              i.         Esther 7:9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman . Then the king said, Hang him thereon. KJV

2.     Restoration

a.     Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 

17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? 18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: KJV

3.     Intercession

a.     Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. KJV

                               i.         The very nature of the Cross is that we take upon ourselves the burden and "sins" of others, not as a sacrifice for those burdens and sins but as a carrier of those things to The Lord.  

                             ii.         We feel the weight of what others have done, even though we might not have been a part of those things at all 

                            iii.         We may not have been part of the problem but by His grace we will be part of the solution.  Remember, we are the people of light who can call fire down from Heaven with prayer! Fall Holy Ghost!  Fall on us! 

b.     Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors ; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors KJV

c.     Mark 15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors . KJV

                               i.         Which means He took on those sins

                             ii.         Which means He was willing to forgive them

                            iii.         We must minister as if we were Barabbas, when I am asked if Jesus would forgive such and such and so and so do I answer as me or answer from the standpoint of Barabbas, or the thief beside Christ on the Cross

 

2026.06.06 - HASHTAG - Blocked

We know and love and quote passages like 

• John 3:16
• Do  unto others
• God is no respecter of persons

 

But we become squeamish on 

• Romans 16:17

17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. KJV

• Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. KJV
• Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. KJV

 

No one in your life is neutral - 

 

Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. KJV

 

Just to wear you out

 

Satan came as a serpent in Eden 

• Acts 16:16-18 

16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination(Putho, Python, Delphi) met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved,(root meaning anguish, to toil for daily subsistence, to starve)   turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. KJV

·       Death – not a bite but squeezing pressure 

·       Poison – roots of bitterness not a bite 

§  Satan cannot kill you but the poison he leaves if left unchecked will

 

Time to be free from that thing

• Mark 16:17-18 

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18.They shall take up(loose, make to doubt, put away, remove)serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. KJV

 

• I am cutting off your access to my life

 

• Jesus walked through the crowd and they were not able to catch Him

Don’t allow them to make  you king of their drama!

 

• Though He loved them all the same not all had the same access to Him.

 

 

 

 

2026.05.30 - Daily Bread

Matthew 6:9-13

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread .

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. KJV

 

Exodus 16:14-15

14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.

15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna : for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. KJV

 

 

 

 

God knows right where are you are - even when you don’t

• o Nicodemus
• • John 3

John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? KJV

 

 

Sometimes that’s the issue.  We don’t know where we are.  God sees it.  Others see it.  We don’t.  

• o Jonah 
• • Jonah 2:9-10

9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land

KJV

 

2026.05.24 - TIME OF WAR - Fasting

2026.05.24 - Fasting

2 Corinthians 10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal , but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) KJV

 

Fasting should not be a last resort but a first line of defense

 

1.     We Need A Now Moment

a.     2  Chronicles 7:14 If my people , which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. KJV

                              i.         Shall humble - bend the knee, bring down, bring into subjection, humble, subdue

2.     A Nation 

Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 

15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. KJV

 

3.     Sin Stopper

Isaiah 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rearward. KJV

 

2026.05.17 - Prayer

1.     God speaks

a.     Old Testament Ark of The Covenant was precise:

                               i.         Exodus 25:10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof  KJV

b.     Old Testament Ark of Noah was precise 

                               i.         Genesis 6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. KJV

c.     God still speaks to His people! 

d.     If God is that specific then, He has not changed.

2.     God Hears

a.     James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss , that ye may consume it upon your lusts. KJV

3.     God Answers

a.     Psalms 99:5 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called  upon the LORD, and he answered them. 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God KJV

4.     Pray!

a.     James 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. KJV

5.     Simple

a.     Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. KJV