"In prayer you shall perceive ... the way out of every situation that has no exit." 
                                                                                                           - Medjugorje March 28, 1985

"Do novenas of fasting and renunciation so that satan be far from you and grace be around you"                                                                                                             -  Medjugorje July 25, 2005

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Last week the most studied Old Testament passages were several readings from the book of Job. On Saturday that series of passages concluded with Job 42. Consider the sequence and what transpired for Job after having suffered so much:

5 I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees thee; 6 therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”   12 And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. 13He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14And he called the name of the first Jemi'mah; and the name of the second Kezi'ah; and the name of the third Ker'en-hap'puch. 15And in all the land there were no women so fair as Job's daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers. 16And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 17And Job died, an old man, and full of days.

Isn’t it interesting that when Job saw himself as God saw him, Job saw differently and was moved to repentance? Whenever people see Heaven they are moved to repent if not portraying absolute fear of the Lord.

And in the Bible where there are no coincidences, how can we not notice that once Job repented … the Lord blessed Job even more than He had blessed Job earlier in his life?

Could it be that we need to repent of sins perhaps tucked in the depths of our hearts? Sins that we have tried to hide from ourselves rather than addressing? After all, even Job needed to repent …

Similarly last Saturday, the most studied psalm in the world was Psalm 119:

71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to show us what we could change that would be the most pleasing to our Dear Lord…

Holy Spirit, help us to learn from our afflictions as Job did for Your sake that we may be better servants of Yours. 

And Spirit we ask in Your mercy to bless our sincere repentance as you responded so generously to Job after He turned closer to Your statutes.

Thank you for fasting with us today as 1^st century Christians fasted – Your sacrifice will impact so many and you will be glad you made the effort for all of eternity.

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Why We Fast – Our Core Fasting Intentions

1) For the Holy Spirit to reign down upon America renewing our land as the Christian, capitalist meritocracy we were founded to be.

2) For the protection of our police, firefighters, military and their families from harm and that the Lord bless their courageous generosity on our behalf one hundredfold.

3) For the protection of the families who fast with us, and for God’s blessings of abundance upon them and that true to His word, we will be able to witness that He prospered us in famine.

Would you like to learn more about fasting?

We maintain a repository of ideas and information we have learned over the last decade while fasting weekly for America. From scientific studies on the benefits of fasting, to the differences between intermittent dieting vs intermittent fasting, to scriptural references regarding the power of fasting to the history of first century Christians who stated believers are obligated to fast weekly, we hope you will find numerous insights with our free resource located here.

Together let us also implore Heaven while fasting for intentions you have highlighted:

4) For Mike Lindell who is putting himself on the front lines suing over the election fraud that has taken place and for all of the warriors who are stepping up around the nation to fight for the gospel – May The Father cover them in the blood of our savior,  protect them and their families from evil and bring victory to their endeavors.

5) For priests, ministers and all who aspire to lead others to the Lord, that the Holy Spirit will reign down upon them as at Pentecost filling them to overflowing with an understanding of what the Lord wants, courage and the desire to preach what He would have them preach and protection and strength from all evil that comes against them. 

6) For the Americans jailed after January 6th who were admitted to the Capitol building by the police, and who were not found to have destroyed any property at the capitol yet who have been held captive ever since on our own soil - That God's Spirit will move quickly to bring justice back to this land by freeing them while enlightening Americans how to bring God's justice back to our nation.

7) For young Megan who has an incurable liver condition @ Duke Hospital - Asking the Divine Physician for a complete healing.

Who We Are

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