Nehemiah 1:4 - When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
Job 2:13 - Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
Ezra 8:23 - So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
Esther 4:16 - “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
Application:
· Do I allow my presence to comfort people? Or do I feel I need to advise them?
· Do I fast and petition God? Does He answer my prayer?
· Does prayer accompany my fasting?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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