Isaiah 58 and the Fast That Moves the Heart of God Whenever God’s people turn their attention toward fasting, it is often with a sincere desire to draw closer to Him. Churches call seasons of consecration. Believers deny the flesh, seek God, and realign their hearts. And this is good—fasting is not optional for the follower of Christ. Jesus Himself said, “When you fast…”  (Matthew 6:16), not if  you fast. Scripture shows us that fasting carries real spiritual benefit—clarity,

About a month ago, during a prayer night at church, our pastor exhorted those who were in attendance to “Guard our Hearts.” He read from the fourth chapter of Proverbs, verse 23, which says, “Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”  Ever since then, the Lord has taken me on this journey of studying what it means for us to guard our hearts. Earlier in the text, Solomon was instructing his children and then his son specifically on the impo

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In a time when my brother was murdered and sister shot 7 times in Chicago, this is an on time message.

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