"When you pray, pray first for the Holy Spirit because when you have the Holy Spirit, you have everything."        - Medjugorje April 4, 1985

"You have forgotten that through prayer and fasting you can avert wars and suspend the laws of nature."       - Medjugorje Dec. 2, 1982

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As we write this on Saturday from the Eastern seaboard, we have just three hours to go until we complete our Esther Fast. For some of you, you may have a few more hours, perhaps a day remaining to make the three days of the Esther Fast – but regardless, we can now say with the help of the Lord, it looks like we are going to make it.

And for those of you who took food or water along the way, push on as best you can with us until the finish. Every effort counts and moves the needle. You too are in the final push, and you will be able to forever say you did what few believers ever tried.

As we come to the finish, as tired, hungry and thirsty as we may be, let us raise our hands in praise, praising the Lord for his greatness, His mercy and His blessings upon our prayers and fasting.

Blessed are us who believe.

Here are links to a few praise songs for today and tonight including Giants Fall by Francesca Battistelli - An appropriate song as we wrap up the victory that our fast has been. The stones in our hands may have been small but the Lord will honor the effort of His believers:

Giants Fall

Battistelli’ s song Write Your Story, also so appropriate as we gave Him our days, hearts and efforts knowing He will scribe eternal prose on the blank pages we have presented to Him:

Write Your Story

And as our fast turns to feast tomorrow, when Heaven will open its floodgates and pour out the Holy Spirit upon America, how appropriate to celebrate with a dance. For those of you who don’t know this song, the Lord of the Dance, we think you will like it:

Lord Of The Dance

Join us for one more prayer?

Heavenly Father, as we conclude our three-day fast following the prescription of Esther and St. Paul, three days with nothing to drink and nothing to eat or three days as best as believers could offer you, we praise You. We praise You for this prescription that has changed history. Father you cannot be outgiven. Thank you for responding so generously to our little effort and granting our requests – We believe Yahweh … We believe.

Thank you for pouring out The Holy Spirit upon America tomorrow on Pentecost with such abundance like in Esther’s time our nation will never be the same. As in the days of Acts, the world will forever change. Suddenly we will see Americans recognizing truth in the elections, at the border, with corona and the shots and most importantly that we need You, Your laws, and Your protection from coast to coast, from schools to medicine, from the federal branch to the local branches and in every area of life.

Thank you Daddy God for also pouring out Your blessings upon us and our efforts – blessings in our health, our wisdom, our dreams, endeavors and relationships. In every area of our lives Father. Thank you Father that the world will see Your hand upon us, protecting and blessing us as You promise.

We thank You for these wonderful blessings in Jesus’ name.

You did it.  The Esther Fast.

Thank you so much for your efforts. We will be celebrating these accomplishments for thousands of years just as we do Esther’s today.

Enjoy your feast tomorrow.

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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

St. Joseph Partners is a for-profit business that has funded Fast for America for over ten years. To the extent you support our work to renew America and if you understand why gold and silver protect believers' wealth in this world, please consider us or recommend us when you or someone you know buys or sells gold and silver. From our website www.StJosephPartners.com you can buy and sell dozens of types of precious metals. We close on Sundays to honor the Sabbath. Click here for a link where you can view a brief video about our firm and a brief video about why all investors and families should have some gold and silver in their portfolios.