Nehemiah 9:1 On the twenty-fourth day…the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. Fasting and prayer humbles us before God. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors (Nehemiah 9:2b). The remnant of Israel after their return from the Babylonian captivity humbled themselves...
Category: Spiritual Guidance
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17 January 2022 – Fasting – Part 3
Jonah 3:8 Let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. “Fasting is a personal commitment to renounce the natural and to invoke the spiritual” – Myles Munroe. Repentance, confession and fasting go together. The dietary laws of Israel were...
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16 January 2022 – Fasting – Part 2
Psalm 69:10 When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn. Fasting does not change God, it changes us. Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers.4 Your fasting ends in quarrelling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists (Isaiah 58:3-4). Fasting, yet holding...
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15 January 2022 – Fasting – Part 1
Matthew 4:2-3 “After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. 3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Fasting is a physical discipline to have a spiritual feast. Fasting is abstaining from food for a particular period of time, however,...
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14 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 7
Mark 11:23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. The Biblical mouthwash divinely manufactured, branded and recommended by Jesus is Mark 11:23. Day in and day...
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13 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 6
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words. Digestion begins in the mouth; Oral health can have a direct impact on our gut heath. Our mouth triggers an enzymatic reaction that begins...
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12 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 5
James 1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Plaque is a sticky film of bacteria that constantly forms in the teeth. The bacteria produces acids after eating or drinking that destroy tooth enamel, cause cavities or gum infections. Plaque normally...
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11 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 4
Proverbs 31:26 She has opened her mouth in wisdom and the law of compassion is upon her tongue. “Loose lips sink ships” is a proverbial proverb and a cautious caveat to open our lips circumspectly. Statistics say that we spend almost 1/5th of our lifetime talking! Our words per day, if documented, would be about 50...
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10 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 3
Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! A meaningful silence is better than a bunch of meaningless words. ‘Silence’ is like healthy gums that hold our teeth together. A time to keep silence, and a time to speak (Ecclesiastes 3:7). Discerning when to speak...
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09 January 2022 – Mouthwash – Part 2
Proverbs 15:1 “A soft word turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue in the body that will not regrow if damaged. It is a hard mineral calcium phosphate that protects the teeth from decay. Age, dehydration, sugary and acidic foods and accumulation of harmful bacteria deteriorates...