In this chapter of scripture, Isaiah 58, the LORD is speaking through Isaiah to the people, rebuking them for their sin of pride. The people even tell God, “‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even...

Vision is God’s way of pulling us forward into everything He has prepared for us. When God gives vision, He is not teasing us—He is inviting us. Vision awakens faith, fuels endurance, and gives purpose to our prayers and sacrifices, especially during a fast. Many of the dreams and ideas...

There are moments in our fasting journey when it feels like nothing is changing. We pray. We sacrifice. We press in. Yet day one looks like day two, and day three feels the same. But Scripture reminds us not to despise small beginnings, because heaven never does. In 1 Kings...

In times of plenty, like most of the US today, fasting is a choice. When people cast off restraint, as Israel did, following idols in Elijah's time, God often brings a spanking in the form of a famine, which creates involuntary fasting. Elijah was cared for, first by the ravens...

Elijah spoke to Ahab to go, eat, and drink because he heard the sound of an abundance of rain when there were no clouds in sight. He climbed Mt. Carmel to look for the rain to come. His prayers anticipated the answer. Elijah prayed and asked his servant to look,...