"A Christian who does not fast is like a one legged soldier in battle-easy for evil to pick off"                                                                                                           -  Medjugorje via Ivan Dragicevic

"The Mass is the greatest prayer of God. You will never be able to understand its greatness"

                                                                                                                -  Medjugorje  1983 

Many Christians say that they don’t need to go to church, that they can worship God in nature.

On the one hand, this is so true!

In Medjugorje, the Mother of the Redeemer even went so far as to instruct us to go out into nature and pray, seeking God in nature as Jesus Himself would do regularly.

However it is also true that Jesus’ last command and arguably we could say His command performance, came at the last supper when he ordered us to celebrate the Eucharist. Speaking in the imperative our savior commanded:

Do this in memory of me. - Luke 22:19

And so, while some Christians deride the Eucharist as a ritual promoted by organizations simply to maintain power and as a prayer that is unnecessary in their spiritual formation, if we are surrendering to Jesus such an indifferent view towards the Eucharist is impossible to rationalize.

The evidence for the importance of the Eucharist flows through in the new testament as we see first century Christians clearly praying in this manner.  Writings of other early believers that are not included as the Bible currently is arranged, also support the reality that those who walked with Jesus felt the Eucharist imperative to Christianity.

As Christians who practice in the Catholic Church (Please pray for the conversion of Catholics dear protestant brothers and sisters!) one cannot help but observe the implosion of importance on the Eucharist and the lack of reference currently given it. Perhaps most egregiously any casual observer can witness the ignorance of Catholics who receive the Eucharist when they are not in the state of grace, a sin that Saint Paul said “brings condemnation on our heads”.

Catholics it would be laughable were it not so tragic how our bishops have rewritten scripture to lead believers away from truth. Consider the New Catholic Bible translation of 1 Cor 11:29:

 ²⁹ For a person who eats and drinks without discerning the body of the Lord is eating and drinking judgment on himself.

In contrast consider the clarity of the King James translation of this verse:

 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself

Compare also the clarity of the King James version above with the Douay Rheims translation, the Catholic translation used for centuries until the 1960’s when catholic bishops ambushed their flock:

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself 

As usual, the Douay Rheims and the King James are in harmony and state what heaven has repeatedly revealed since scriptures were compiled - reception of the Eucharist when not in a state of grace is as tortuous for the Lord as Good Friday was to Him.

Below is a link to another talk given by Reverend Jonathan Meyer, who we highlighted recently for his words from scripture that command us to confess our sins to one another.  

All protestants who practice the Eucharist in their denominations as well as those protestants who do not currently practice the Eucharist in their churches will want to be aware of the Old Testament connections to the Eucharist Meyer highlights.

He brilliantly traces the foundation of the Eucharist all the way back to the sacrifice of Able, highlights how Jesus clearly established a new priesthood that was distinct from the tribe of Levi which had been the only tribe allowed to offer sacrifice, and numerous ties to Abraham.

And in a very timely comparison as holy week comes into focus, Meyer speaks of the extraordinary precursor of Passover where believers were only spared death if they ate the flesh of the lamb and had the blood of the lamb on their lintel.

Perhaps set a reminder to watch this video on Sunday as you seek the Lord during the sabbath? Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with wisdom to know what is true, and whether this emphasis on the Eucharist is warranted is from Him or simply a manmade power grab as some believers practice.

In conclusion, let us reference Medjugorje once again, because it is an extraordinary set of data points that if from heaven, give insights that may be unobtainable elsewhere in Christianity. Let us continue to be cognizant of Medjugorje because no other evangelization effort today from any church can hold a candle to the number of conversions it has triggered. There the same woman who told us to go out into nature to pray also tells us to make the Eucharist the center of our lives.

To the best of our knowledge, the only time in millennia this woman has ever spoken down to us revolved around the Eucharist – we will never understand its unique benefits. She is suggesting it is simply impossible for humanity to appreciate what it means to receive Jesus in this unique way. Apparently receiving the eucharist is just as special a grace as it was when she received Jesus into her womb at the wedding feast of the Holy Spirit.

Thank you for fasting with us today – you’ll be glad you made the effort for all of eternity

Why We Fast – Our Core Fasting Intentions

1) We add the new fasting intention of taking back the church from evil. We submit the three-step process to achieve this victory is 1-Repent, 2-Prayer & Fasting and, 3-Imitate our Savior by throwing the evil leadership from the church. We will seek to emulate the Savior in our effort to End The USCCB, an organization that has been devastating to the church.  (“You shall know the spirit by the fruits” - Matt. 7:16)

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

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

4) 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 all patriots who put themselves on the front lines in combatting evil 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. 

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 and free them.


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