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ðs€Name;€with€the€thankful€acknowledgment€of€His€mercies,€and€theÐ 8Ô  Ðhumble€óóconfessions€òòof€our€óósins.ððÐ$À(#(# ÐÌà0  àPhilip€Brooks€defined€prayer€this€way:€òòð ðA€prayer,€in€its€simplest€definition,€is€merely€a€wishÐ ü˜ Ðturned€heavenwardð ðÐè„(#(# ÐÌóóò òII.à  àòòTHE€IMPORTANCE€OF€PRAYERóóÐ À\ Ðó óà0  àThe€importance€of€prayer€for€the€Christian€is€seen€in:ЬH(#(# ÐÌà0  àò òA.à ` àòòThe€Prominence€Given€To€It€In€Scriptureóó.Є (#(# Ðà0  àó óà0` (#(#àMany€Bible€characters€are€noted€for€their€prayers.€For€example:Ðp ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò1.à ¸ àAbraham€ð"ð€òòGenesis€18:23„33ó óÐHä` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó23€And€Abraham€drew€near,€and€said,€Wilt€thou€also€destroy€the€righteous€with€the€wicked?€24Ð  !¼ ÐPeradventure€there€be€fifty€righteous€within€the€city:€wilt€thou€also€destroy€and€not€spare€the€placeÐ  "¨ Ðfor€the€fifty€righteous€that€òòareóó€therein?€25€That€be€far€from€thee€to€do€after€this€manner,€to€slay€theÐ ø"” Ðrighteous€with€the€wicked:€and€that€the€righteous€should€be€as€the€wicked,€that€be€far€from€thee:€ShallÐ ä#€  Ðnot€the€Judge€of€all€the€earth€do€right?€26€And€the€LORD€said,€If€I€find€in€Sodom€fifty€righteousÐ Ð$l! Ðwithin€the€city,€then€I€will€spare€all€the€place€for€their€sakes.€27€And€Abraham€answered€and€said,Ð ¼%X" ÐBehold€now,€I€have€taken€upon€me€to€speak€unto€the€Lord,€which€òòam€butóó€dust€and€ashes:€28Ð ¨&D # ÐPeradventure€there€shall€lack€five€of€the€fifty€righteous:€wilt€thou€destroy€all€the€city€for€òòlack€ofóó€five?Ð ”'0!$ ÐAnd€he€said,€If€I€find€there€forty€and€five,€I€will€not€destroy€òòitóó.€29€And€he€spake€unto€him€yet€again,Ð €("% ÐÔ_Ôand€said,€Peradventure€there€shall€be€forty€found€there.€And€he€said,€I€will€not€do€òòitóó€for€fortyððs€sake.Ð l)#& Ð30€And€he€said€òòunto€himóó,€Oh€let€not€the€Lord€be€angry,€and€I€will€speak:€Peradventure€there€shallÐ X*ô#' Ðthirty€be€found€there.€And€he€said,€I€will€not€do€òòitóó,€if€I€find€thirty€there.€31€And€he€said,€Behold€now,Ð D+à$( ÐI€have€taken€upon€me€to€speak€unto€the€Lord:€Peradventure€there€shall€be€twenty€found€there.€AndÐ 0,Ì%) Ðhe€said,€I€will€not€destroy€òòitóó€for€twentyððs€sake.€32€And€he€said,€Oh€let€not€the€Lord€be€angry,€and€IÐ d Ðwill€speak€yet€but€this€once:€Peradventure€ten€shall€be€found€there.€And€he€said,€I€will€not€destroyÐ Pì Ðòòitóó€for€tenððs€sake.€33€And€the€LORD€went€his€way,€as€soon€as€he€had€left€communing€with€Abraham:Ð <Ø Ðand€Abraham€returned€unto€his€place.€òòGenesis€18:23„33óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu´K#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ( Ä ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu T#ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò2.à ¸ àHannah€ð"ð€òò1€Samuel€1:27ó óÐ œ` (#` (# ÐóóÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÌ27€For€this€child€I€prayed;€and€the€LORD€hath€given€me€my€petition€which€I€asked€of€him:€Ô#†XuXX:XuÚT#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€SamuelÐ Ø t Ð1:27Ô#†XuXX:XuyU#ÔÐ Ä ` ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò3.à ¸ àDavid€ð"ð€òòPsalm€55:17ó óМ8 ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó17€Evening,€and€morning,€and€at€noon,€will€I€pray,€and€cry€aloud:€and€he€shall€hear€my€voice.€Ô#†XuXX:XubV#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔPsalmÐ t  Ð55:17Ô#†XuXX:XuW#ÔÐ `ü  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò4.à ¸ àSolomon€ð"ð€òòI€Kings€3:5„10ó óÐ8Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó5€In€Gibeon€the€LORD€appeared€to€Solomon€in€a€dream€by€night:€and€God€said,€Ask€what€I€shallÐ ¬ Ðgive€thee.€6€And€Solomon€said,€Thou€hast€shewed€unto€thy€servant€David€my€father€great€mercy,Ð ü˜ Ðaccording€as€he€walked€before€thee€in€truth,€and€in€righteousness,€and€in€uprightness€of€heart€withÐ è„ Ðthee;€and€thou€hast€kept€for€him€this€great€kindness,€that€thou€hast€given€him€a€son€to€sit€on€hisÐ Ôp Ðthrone,€as€òòit€isóó€this€day.€€7€And€now,€O€LORD€my€God,€thou€hast€made€thy€servant€king€instead€ofÐ À\ ÐDavid€my€father:€and€I€òòam€butóó€a€little€child:€I€know€not€òòhowóó€to€go€out€or€come€in.€8€And€thy€servantÐ ¬H Ðòòisóó€in€the€midst€of€thy€people€which€thou€hast€chosen,€a€great€people,€that€cannot€be€numbered€norÐ ˜4 Ðcounted€for€multitude.€9€Give€therefore€thy€servant€an€understanding€heart€to€judge€thy€people,€thatÐ „  ÐI€may€discern€between€good€and€bad:€for€who€is€able€to€judge€this€thy€so€great€a€people?€€10€And€theÐ p  Ðspeech€pleased€the€Lord,€that€Solomon€had€asked€this€thing.€Ô#†XuXX:XuôW#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€Kings€3:5„10Ô#†XuXX:Xu¸\#ÔÐ \ø ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò5.à ¸ àDaniel€ð"ð€òòDaniel€6:10€ó óÐ4 Ð` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó10€Now€when€Daniel€knew€that€the€writing€was€signed,€he€went€into€his€house;€and€his€windowsÐ  "¨ Ðbeing€open€in€his€chamber€toward€Jerusalem,€he€kneeled€upon€his€knees€three€times€a€day,€andÐ ø"” Ðprayed,€and€gave€thanks€before€his€God,€as€he€did€aforetime.€òòDaniel€6:10óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu�]#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ä#€  ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu_#ÔòòÌà0  àà ` àóóò ò6.€€à0¸ (#(#àPeter€ð"ð€Acts€òò10:9ó óм%X"¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÌ9€€On€the€morrow,€as€they€went€on€their€journey,€and€drew€nigh€unto€the€city,€Peter€went€up€uponÐ €("% Ðthe€housetop€to€pray€about€the€sixth€hour:€Ô#†XuXX:XuÓ_#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔActs€10:9Ô#†XuXX:Xu¹`#ÔÐ l)#& ÐÌà0  àóóò òB.à ` àòòThe€Example€Of€The€Lord€Jesus€Christóó.ÐD+à$((#(# Ðà0  àà ` àó óSee:€òòMark€1:35;€9:28,29;€14:38Ð0,Ì%)(#(# ЇÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó35€And€in€the€morning,€rising€up€a€great€while€before€day,€he€went€out,€and€departed€into€a€solitaryÐ d Ðplace,€and€there€prayed.€Ô#†XuXX:Xuàa#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔMark€1:35Ô#†XuXX:Xuºb#ÔÐ Pì ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó28€And€when€he€was€come€into€the€house,€his€disciples€asked€him€privately,€Why€could€not€we€castÐ ( Ä Ðhim€out?€29€And€he€said€unto€them,€This€kind€can€come€forth€by€nothing,€but€by€prayer€and€fasting.€Ð  ° ÐòòMark€9:28„29óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuc#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ  œ ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu_d#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó38€Watch€ye€and€pray,€lest€ye€enter€into€temptation.€The€spirit€truly€òòisóó€ready,€but€the€flesh€òòisóó€weak.€Ô#†XuXX:Xuºd#ÔòòÐ Ø t ÐÔ‡:XuXXXuÔMark€14:38Ô#†XuXX:XuŠe#ÔÐ Ä ` ÐÌà0  àóóò òC.à ` àòòThe€Emphasis€Given€It€In€The€Early€Churchesóó.М8 (#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó óSee:€òòActs€2:42;€4:24,31;€12:5,1€2;€13:3Ј$ ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó42€And€they€continued€stedfastly€in€the€apostlesðð€doctrine€and€fellowship,€and€in€breaking€of€bread,Ð `ü  Ðand€in€prayers.€Ô#†XuXX:XuÊf#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔActs€2:42Ô#†XuXX:Xužg#ÔÐ Lè  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó24€And€when€they€heard€that,€they€lifted€up€their€voice€to€God€with€one€accord,€and€said,€Lord,€thouÐ $À Ðòòartóó€God,€which€hast€made€heaven,€and€earth,€and€the€sea,€and€all€that€in€them€is:€31€And€when€theyÐ ¬ Ðhad€prayed,€the€place€was€shaken€where€they€were€assembled€together;€and€they€were€all€filled€withÐ ü˜ Ðthe€Holy€Ghost,€and€they€spake€the€word€of€God€with€boldness.€òòActs€4:24,31óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuÿg#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ è„ ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xuj#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó5€Peter€therefore€was€kept€in€prison:€but€prayer€was€made€without€ceasing€of€the€church€unto€GodÐ À\ Ðfor€him.€€12€And€when€he€had€considered€òòthe€thingóó,€he€came€to€the€house€of€Mary€the€mother€ofÐ ¬H ÐJohn,€whose€surname€was€Mark;€where€many€were€gathered€together€praying.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu\j#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔActs€12:5,12Ô#†XuXX:XuÚk#ÔÐ ˜4 ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€And€when€they€had€fasted€and€prayed,€and€laid€òòtheiróó€hands€on€them,€they€sent€òòthemóó€away.€òòActsÐ p  Ð13:3Ô#†XuXX:Xu>l#ÔÐ \ø ÐÌà0  àóóò òD.à ` àòòThe€Fact€That€It€Is€Commandedóó.Ð4 Ð(#(# Ðà0  àó óà0` (#(#àSee:€òòLuke€18:1;€Colossians€4:2;€I€Thessalonians€5:17.Ð !¼` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóóAnd€he€spake€a€parable€unto€them€òòto€this€endóó,€that€men€ought€always€to€pray,€and€not€to€faint;€Ô#†XuXX:Xuým#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔLukeÐ ø"” Ð18:1Ô#†XuXX:Xuªn#ÔÐ ä#€  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó2€Continue€in€prayer,€and€watch€in€the€same€with€thanksgiving;€Ô#†XuXX:Xuo#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔColossians€4:2Ô#†XuXX:Xu¦o#ÔÐ ¼%X" ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó17€Pray€without€ceasing.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu p#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€Thessalonians€5:17Ô#†XuXX:Xump#ÔÐ ”'0!$ ÐÌà0  àóóò òE.à ` àòòThe€Sin€Of€Ô_ÔPrayerlessnessÔ_Ôóó.Ðl)#&(#(# Ðà0  àó óà0` (#(#àSee:€òòI€Samuel€12:23;€Isaiah€43:21,22ÐX*ô#'` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó23€Moreover€as€for€me,€God€forbid€that€I€should€sin€against€the€LORD€in€ceasing€to€pray€for€you:Ð 0,Ì%) Ðbut€I€will€teach€you€the€good€and€the€right€way:€Ô#†XuXX:XuÂq#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€Samuel€12:23Ô#†XuXX:Xu°r#ÔÐ d ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó21€This€people€have€I€formed€for€myself;€they€shall€shew€forth€my€praise.€22€But€thou€hast€not€calledÐ <Ø Ðupon€me,€O€Jacob;€but€thou€hast€been€weary€of€me,€O€Israel.€Ô#†XuXX:Xus#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔIsaiah€43:21„22Ô#†XuXX:Xut#ÔÐ ( Ä Ðóóò òÌà  àF.à ` àòòThe€Value€Of€It€In€Victorious€Christian€Warfareóó.Ð  œ Ðà0  àà ` àó óSee:€òòEphesians€6:12„18Ðì ˆ(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó12€For€we€wrestle€not€against€flesh€and€blood,€but€against€principalities,€against€powers,€against€theÐ Ä ` Ðrulers€of€the€darkness€of€this€world,€against€spiritual€wickedness€in€high€òòplacesóó.€€€€13€Wherefore€takeÐ °L  Ðunto€you€the€whole€armour€of€God,€that€ye€may€be€able€to€withstand€in€the€evil€day,€and€having€doneÐ œ8  Ðall,€to€stand.€€14€Stand€therefore,€having€your€loins€girt€about€with€truth,€and€having€on€theÐ ˆ$  Ðbreastplate€of€righteousness;€15€And€your€feet€shod€with€the€preparation€of€the€gospel€of€peace;€16Ð t  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Ðand€when€he€had€broken€òòitóó,€he€began€to€eat.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu¦º#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔActs€27:35Ô#†XuXX:Xu”»#ÔÐ „  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó19€Speaking€to€yourselves€in€psalms€and€hymns€and€spiritual€songs,€singing€and€making€melody€inÐ \ø Ðyour€heart€to€the€Lord;€20€Giving€thanks€always€for€all€things€unto€God€and€the€Father€in€the€nameÐ Hä Ðof€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ;€òòEphesians€5:19„20óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuö»#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ 4 Ð ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuW½#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó6€But€thou,€when€thou€prayest,€enter€into€thy€closet,€and€when€thou€hast€shut€thy€door,€pray€to€thyÐ  "¨ ÐFather€which€is€in€secret;€and€thy€Father€which€seeth€in€secret€shall€reward€thee€openly.€òòMatthew€6:6Ô#†XuXX:Xu²½#ÔÐ ø"” ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò òð ðThe€secret€of€success€in€prayer€is€success€in€secret€prayer.ððÐÐ$l!` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóó óThe€following€are€some€essentials€for€secret€prayer:Р&< #` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò1.à ¸ àA€Definite€Time€ð"ð€òòð ðwhenððó óÐx("%` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò2.à ¸ àA€Definite€Act€ð"ð€òòð ðenterððó óÐP*ì#'` (#` (# ÐÌà0  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Ðnoon,€will€I€pray,€and€cry€aloud:€and€he€shall€hear€my€voice.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu�Å#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔPsalm€55:16„17Ô#†XuXX:XuŠÆ#ÔÐ 8Ô  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó10€Now€when€Daniel€knew€that€the€writing€was€signed,€he€went€into€his€house;€and€his€windowsÐ ¬ Ðbeing€open€in€his€chamber€toward€Jerusalem,€he€kneeled€upon€his€knees€three€times€a€day,€andÐ ü˜ Ðprayed,€and€gave€thanks€before€his€God,€as€he€did€aforetime.€òòDaniel€6:10óóÔ#†XuXX:XuðÆ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ è„ ÐÔ#†XuXX:XueÈ#ÔòòÌóóò òIV.à  àòòHINDRANCES€TO€EFFECTIVE€PRAYERóóÐ À\ ÐÌà0  àA.à ` àòòUnconfessed€Sinóó.И4(#(# Ðà0  àòòó óà0` (#(#àDeuteronomy€1:43„45;€Psalm€66:18;€Isaiah€1:15;€59:1,2Є ` (#` (# ÐóóÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÌ43€So€I€spake€unto€you;€and€ye€would€not€hear,€but€rebelled€against€the€commandment€of€the€LORD,Ð \ø Ðand€went€presumptuously€up€into€the€hill.€€44€And€the€Amorites,€which€dwelt€in€that€mountain,€cameÐ Hä Ðout€against€you,€and€chased€you,€as€bees€do,€and€destroyed€you€in€Seir,€òòevenóó€unto€Hormah.€45€AndÐ 4 Ð Ðye€returned€and€wept€before€the€LORD;€but€the€LORD€would€not€hearken€to€your€voice,€nor€giveÐ  !¼ Ðear€unto€you.€Ô#†XuXX:XuÛÉ#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔDeuteronomy€1:43„45Ô#†XuXX:XuÌ#ÔÐ  "¨ ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó18€If€I€regard€iniquity€in€my€heart,€the€Lord€will€not€hear€òòmeóó:€Ô#†XuXX:XurÌ#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔPsalm€66:18Ô#†XuXX:XuÍ#ÔÐ ä#€  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóóBehold,€the€LORDððS€hand€is€not€shortened,€that€it€cannot€save;€neither€his€ear€heavy,€that€it€cannotÐ ¼%X" Ðhear:€2€But€your€iniquities€have€separated€between€you€and€your€God,€and€your€sins€have€hid€òòhisóó€faceÐ ¨&D # Ðfrom€you,€that€he€will€not€hear.€òòIsaiah€59:1„2óóÔ#†XuXX:XucÍ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu×Î#ÔòòÐ ”'0!$ ÐÌà0  àóóò òB.à ` àòòHardness€Of€Heartóó.Ðl)#&(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óMark€11:25,26.ÐX*ô#'(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó25€And€when€ye€stand€praying,€forgive,€if€ye€have€ought€against€any:€that€your€Father€also€which€isÐ 0,Ì%) ÐÔ_Ôin€heaven€may€forgive€you€your€trespasses.€26€But€if€ye€do€not€forgive,€neither€will€your€FatherÐ d Ðwhich€is€in€heaven€forgive€your€trespasses.€òòMark€11:25„26óóÔ#†XuXX:XuÖÏ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ Pì ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuWÑ#ÔòòÌà0  àóóò òC.à ` àòòSelfish€Motivesóó.ó ó€òòÐ( Ä(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àJames€4:2„3Ð ´(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó2€Ye€lust,€and€have€not:€ye€kill,€and€desire€to€have,€and€cannot€obtain:€ye€fight€and€war,€yet€ye€haveÐ ð Œ Ðnot,€because€ye€ask€not.€3€Ye€ask,€and€receive€not,€because€ye€ask€amiss,€that€ye€may€consume€òòitóóÐ Ü x Ðupon€your€lusts.€òòJames€4:2„3óóÔ#†XuXX:XuQÒ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€€Ô#†XuXX:Xu®Ó#ÔòòÐ È d ÐÌà0  àóóò òD.à ` àòòFailing€To€Honor€Oneð ðs€Wifeóó.Р< (#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óI€Peter€3:6,7.ÐŒ( (#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó6€Even€as€Sara€obeyed€Abraham,€calling€him€lord:€whose€daughters€ye€are,€as€long€as€ye€do€well,€andÐ d  Ðare€not€afraid€with€any€amazement.€€7€Likewise,€ye€husbands,€dwell€with€òòthemóó€according€toÐ Pì  Ðknowledge,€giving€honour€unto€the€wife,€as€unto€the€weaker€vessel,€and€as€being€heirs€together€ofÐ <Ø  Ðthe€grace€of€life;€that€your€prayers€be€not€hindered.€òò1€Peter€3:6„7óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu»Ô#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ (Ä ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu«Ö#ÔòòÌà0  àóóò òE.à ` àòòSelf„satisfaction€Or€Lack€Of€Appreciationóó.М(#(# ÐÌà0  àF.à ` àòòIdols€In€The€Heartóó.ÐØt(#(# Ðà0  àó óà0` (#(#à(Anything€put€before€God.)ÐÄ`` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àò òG.à ` àòòIndifference€To€The€Things€Of€Godóó.М8(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óProverbs€1:24„30Ј$(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó24€Because€I€have€called,€and€ye€refused;€I€have€stretched€out€my€hand,€and€no€man€regarded;€25€ButÐ `ü Ðye€have€set€at€nought€all€my€counsel,€and€would€none€of€my€reproof:€26€I€also€will€laugh€at€yourÐ Lè Ðcalamity;€I€will€mock€when€your€fear€cometh;€27€When€your€fear€cometh€as€desolation,€and€yourÐ 8 Ô Ðdestruction€cometh€as€a€whirlwind;€when€distress€and€anguish€cometh€upon€you.€28€Then€shall€theyÐ $!À Ðcall€upon€me,€but€I€will€not€answer;€they€shall€seek€me€early,€but€they€shall€not€find€me:€29€For€thatÐ "¬ Ðthey€hated€knowledge,€and€did€not€choose€the€fear€of€the€LORD:€30€They€would€none€of€my€counsel:Ð ü"˜ Ðthey€despised€all€my€reproof.€Ô#†XuXX:Xuר#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔProverbs€1:24„30Ô#†XuXX:XuÜ#ÔÐ è#„  ÐÌà0  àóóò òH.à ` àòòNeglect€Of€Those€In€Needóó.ÐÀ%\"(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óProverbs€21:13Ь&H #(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó13€Whoso€stoppeth€his€ears€at€the€cry€of€the€poor,€he€also€shall€cry€himself,€but€shall€not€be€heard.Ð „( "% ÐòòProverbs€21:13óóÔ#†XuXX:XuÝ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuԀРp) #& ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuæÝ#ÔòòÌà0  àóóò òI.à ` àòòDespising€Godð ðs€Wordóó.ÐH+ä$((#(# Ðà0  àòòó óà0` (#(#àProverbs€28:9;€Zechariah€Ô_Ô7:13Ð4,Ð%)` (#` (# ЇÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó9€He€that€turneth€away€his€ear€from€hearing€the€law,€even€his€prayer€òòshall€beóó€abomination.€òòProverbsÐ d Ð28:9óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuß#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ Pì ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xußß#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó13€Therefore€it€is€come€to€pass,€òòthatóó€as€he€cried,€and€they€would€not€hear;€so€they€cried,€and€I€wouldÐ ( Ä Ðnot€hear,€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts:€Ô#†XuXX:Xu:à#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔZechariah€7:13Ô#†XuXX:Xu&á#ÔÐ  ° ÐÌà0  àóóò òJ.à ` àòòVain€Repetitionsóó.Ðì ˆ(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óMatthew€6:7ÐØ t(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó7€But€when€ye€pray,€use€not€vain€repetitions,€as€the€heathen€òòdoóó:€for€they€think€that€they€shall€be€heardÐ °L  Ðfor€their€much€speaking.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu+â#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔMatthew€6:7Ô#†XuXX:Xuã#ÔÐ œ8  ÐÌà0  àóóò òK.à ` àòòSpiritual€Instabilityóó.Ðt (#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óJames€1:6,7Ð`ü (#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó6€But€let€him€ask€in€faith,€nothing€wavering.€For€he€that€wavereth€is€like€a€wave€of€the€sea€drivenÐ 8Ô  Ðwith€the€wind€and€tossed.€7€For€let€not€that€man€think€that€he€shall€receive€any€thing€of€the€Lord.Ð $À ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xuä#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔJames€1:6„7Ô#†XuXX:XuNå#ÔÐ ¬ ÐÌóóò òV.à  àòòTHE€RESULTS€OF€PRAYERóóÐ è„ ÐÌà0  àA.à ` àòòGod€Is€Glorifiedóó.ÐÀ\(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óJohn€14:13ЬH(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó13€And€whatsoever€ye€shall€ask€in€my€name,€that€will€I€do,€that€the€Father€may€be€glorified€in€theÐ „  ÐSon.€Ô#†XuXX:XuŽæ#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔJohn€14:13Ô#†XuXX:XuRç#ÔÐ p  Ðà0  àóóò òB.à ` àòòAnswers€Are€Givenóó.Ð\ø(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àòòó óI€John€5:14,15;€John€14:13,14.ÐHä(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó14€And€this€is€the€confidence€that€we€have€in€him,€that,€if€we€ask€any€thing€according€to€his€will,€heÐ  !¼ Ðheareth€us:€€15€And€if€we€know€that€he€hear€us,€whatsoever€we€ask,€we€know€that€we€have€theÐ  "¨ Ðpetitions€that€we€desired€of€him.€Ô#†XuXX:Xufè#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€John€5:14„15Ô#†XuXX:Xu»é#ÔÐ ø"” ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó13€And€whatsoever€ye€shall€ask€in€my€name,€that€will€I€do,€that€the€Father€may€be€glorified€in€theÐ Ð$l! 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àThe€secret€of€success€in€prayer€is€success€in€secret€prayer.Ðt (#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à4.à ` àWe€can€do€more€than€pray€after€we€have€prayed,€but€we€cannot€do€more€than€prayÐ Lè  Ðuntil€we€have€prayed.Ð8Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à5.à ` àPrayer€makes€the€common€man€uncommon,€and€is€able€to€move€the€highest€heavenÐ ¬ Ðand€shake€the€deepest€hell.Ðü˜` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à6.à ` àPray€as€if€everything€depended€on€God,€and€work€as€if€everything€depended€on€you.ÐÔp` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à7.à ` àWe€should€not€say,€ð ðListen,€Lord,€Thy€servant€speaketh,ðð€but,€ð ðSpeak,€Lord,€ThyÐ ¬H Ðservant€hearethðð.И4` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à8.à ` àDo€not€divide€your€life€into€compartments€of€such€exclusiveness€that€there€is€noÐ p  Ðintercommunication.Ð\ø` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à9.à ` àThe€saddest€day€in€a€preacherð ðs€life€is€when€he€lets€his€hand€slip€out€of€Godð ðs€hand.Ð4 Ð` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à10.à ` àPrayer€will€either€drive€sin€out€of€our€lives,€or€sin€will€drive€prayer€out€of€our€lives.Ð "¨` (#` (# Ðà0  àà ° àÐ (#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à11.à ` àWe€cannot€be€any€more€effective€in€our€testimony€with€men€than€we€are€in€ourÐ ä#€  Ðclosets€with€God.ÐÐ$l!` (#` (# ÐÌà0  à12.à ` àPrayer€must€not€be€an€occasional€act,€but€a€fundamental€attitude€of€life.Ш&D #(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à13.à ` àDo€not€allow€prayer€to€be€relegated€to€the€scrap€heaps€of€piecemeal€performances.Ѐ("%` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à14.à ` àWhen€in€our€Churches€we€have€money,€we€have€what€money€can€do;€when€we€haveÐ X*ô#' Ðeducation,€we€have€what€education€can€do;€when€we€have€culture,€we€have€whatÐ D+à$( Ðculture€can€do;€when€we€have€organization,€we€have€what€organization€can€do;€whenÐ 0,Ì%) Ðwe€have€society,€we€have€what€society€can€do;€when€we€have€size,€we€have€what€sizeÐ d Ðcan€do;€ð"ð€but€when€we€have€prayer,€we€have€what€God€can€do.ÐPì` (#` (# Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  à15.à ` àPrayer€gets€lost€in€the€rivalry€of€competing€interests.Ð( Ä(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à16.à ` àPrayer€is€not€overcoming€Godð ðs€reluctance,€but€laying€hold€of€Godð ðs€highestÐ  œ Ðwillingness.Ðì ˆ` (#` (# Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  à17.à ` àPrayer€is€that€contemplation€of€God€which€ends€in€resignation€to€His€will.ÐÄ `(#(# ÐÌà0  à18.€à0` (#(#àPrayer€is€not€an€hysterical€spasm,€but€a€spiritual€calm.М8 ` (#` (# ÐòòóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à19.à ` àNeglect€of€prayer€is€the€Delilah€who€clips€the€wings€of€many€a€ministerial€Samson.Ðt ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  à20.à ` àWhen€God€can€reach€down€and€do€anything€He€wishes€with€me,€then€I€can€reach€upÐ Lè  Ðand€do€anything€I€wish€with€God.Ð8Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  à21.à ` àWe€are€never€so€high€as€when€we€are€on€our€knees.Ь(#(# ÐÌà0  à22.à ` àWe€praise€prayer€more€than€we€practice€It.Ðè„(#(# ÐÌà0  à23.à ` àFaith€never€blooms€so€beautifully€as€In€hard,€rocky€places.ÐÀ\(#(# ÐÌà0  à24.à ` àWhen€you€come€to€the€end€of€your€rope,€tie€a€knot€in€it€and€hang€on.И4(#(# ÐÌà0  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Ðof€the€Christian€walk.€Many€think€of€fasting€as€medieval,€monastic,€or€masochistic.€FastingÐ d Ðhas€indeed€been€abused€by€many€religious€groups€ð"ð€òòLuke€18:12a€óóð"ð€but€cannot€be€rejectedÐ Pì Ðas€a€valid€practice€on€these€grounds.Ð<Ø(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ12€I€fast€twice€in€the€week,€I€give€tithes€of€all€that€I€possess.€Ô#†XuXX:XuI#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔòòLuke€18:12óóÔ#†XuXX:XuÍ#ÔÐ  ° ÐÌà0  àò òA.à ` àòòWhat€Is€Biblical€Fasting?óóÐì ˆ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòIn€General€Termsóó.ÐÄ `` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó óà0¸ ` (#` (#àThe€term€ð ðfastingðð€simply€means€ððabstinenceðð.аL ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àUsually€this€means€going€without€food,€and€it€may€be€done€for€medicalÐ ˆ$  Ðreasons€(prior€to€surgery,)€health€reasons€(to€lose€weight,)€or€spiritual€reasons.Ðt ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò2.à ¸ àòòIn€Specific€Termsóó.ó óÐLè ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àThere€are€98€references€to€fasting€in€the€Word€of€God.Ð8Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àò òa.à  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Ðwent€in,€and€lay€all€night€upon€the€earth.€€17€And€the€elders€of€his€house€arose,€òòand€wentóó€to€him,€toÐ  !¼ Ðraise€him€up€from€the€earth:€but€he€would€not,€neither€did€he€eat€bread€with€them.€18€And€it€cameÐ  "¨ Ðto€pass€on€the€seventh€day,€that€the€child€died.€And€the€servants€of€David€feared€to€tell€him€that€theÐ ø"” Ðchild€was€dead:€for€they€said,€Behold,€while€the€child€was€yet€alive,€we€spake€unto€him,€and€heÐ ä#€  Ðwould€not€hearken€unto€our€voice:€how€will€he€then€vex€himself,€if€we€tell€him€that€the€child€is€dead?€Ð Ð$l! Ð19€But€when€David€saw€that€his€servants€whispered,€David€perceived€that€the€child€was€dead:Ð ¼%X" Ðtherefore€David€said€unto€his€servants,€Is€the€child€dead?€And€they€said,€He€is€dead.€20€Then€DavidÐ ¨&D # Ðarose€from€the€earth,€and€washed,€and€anointed€òòhimselfóó,€and€changed€his€apparel,€and€came€into€theÐ ”'0!$ Ðhouse€of€the€LORD,€and€worshipped:€then€he€came€to€his€own€house;€and€when€he€required,€theyÐ €("% Ðset€bread€before€him,€and€he€did€eat.€Ô#†XuXX:Xuk#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ2€Samuel€12:15„20Ô#†XuXX:Xuþ#ÔÐ l)#& ÐÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àò òà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àc.à  àFasting€may€only€involve€abstinence€from€certain€foods€ð"ð€òòDanielÐ D+à$( Ð10:3.ó óÐ0,Ì%)(#(# ЇÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€I€ate€no€pleasant€bread,€neither€came€flesh€nor€wine€in€my€mouth,€neither€did€I€anoint€myself€at€all,Ð d Ðtill€three€whole€weeks€were€fulfilled.€òòDaniel€10:3óóÔ#†XuXX:XuQ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:XuJ#ÔòòÐ Pì ÐÌà0  àóóà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àò òà0¸ (#¸ (#àà ¸ àd.à  àFasting€can€involve€abstinence€from€other€normal€physical€needsÐ ( Ä Ðð"ð€òòI€Corinthians€7:5.ó óÐ °(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó5€Defraud€ye€not€one€the€other,€except€òòit€beóó€with€consent€for€a€time,€that€ye€may€give€yourselves€toÐ ì ˆ Ðfasting€and€prayer;€and€come€together€again,€that€Satan€tempt€you€not€for€your€incontinency.€Ô#†XuXX:XuŸ#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1Ð Ø t ÐCorinthians€7:5Ô#†XuXX:XuÃ#ÔÐ Ä ` ÐÌà0  àóóFasting€is€an€act€of€subduing€the€flesh€in€order€to€accentuate€the€spirit.М8 (#(# ÐÌà0  àSee:€òòI€Corinthians€9:27.Ðt (#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó27€But€I€keep€under€my€body,€and€bring€òòitóó€into€subjection:€lest€that€by€any€means,€when€I€haveÐ Lè  Ðpreached€to€others,€I€myself€should€be€a€castaway.€òò1€Corinthians€9:27óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ 8Ô  ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu #ÔòòÌóóà0  àBiblical€fasting€is€a€deliberate€act€of€physical€denial€for€the€purpose€of€concentrating€ofÐ ¬ Ðspiritual€things.Ðü˜(#(# ÐÌò òà  àB.à ` àòòWhy€Should€Biblical€Fasting€Be€Practiced?óóÐ Ôp Ðó óÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò1.à ¸ àòòBecause€We€Are€Detached€From€Christð ðs€Physical€Presenceóó.ó óЬH` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àLuke€5:35.И4` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó35€But€the€days€will€come,€when€the€bridegroom€shall€be€taken€away€from€them,€and€then€shall€theyÐ p  Ðfast€in€those€days.€Ô#†XuXX:Xuf#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔLuke€5:35Ô#†XuXX:Xu8#ÔÐ \ø ÐóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò2.à ¸ àòòBecause€We€Are€Expected€To€Fastóó.ó óÐ4 Ð` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àMatthew€6:17.€óóThis€verse€says,€òòò òð ð...when€ye€fast...€óóó óð ðð"ðnot,€ð ðif!ððÐ !¼` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ17€But€thou,€when€thou€fastest,€anoint€thine€head,€and€wash€thy€face;€Ô#†XuXX:XuÁ #ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔòòMatthew€6:17óóÔ#†XuXX:XuI!#ÔÐ ø"” ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò3.à ¸ àòòBecause€We€Have€A€Wonderful€Promise€From€Godóó.€ó óÐÐ$l!` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àòòMatthew€6:18.м%X"` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó18€That€thou€appear€not€unto€men€to€fast,€but€unto€thy€Father€which€is€in€secret:€and€thy€Father,Ð ”'0!$ Ðwhich€seeth€in€secret,€shall€reward€thee€openly.€òòMatthew€6:18óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu–"#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ €("% ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu”##ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò4.à ¸ àòòBecause€We€Are€In€Good€Companyóó.ó óÐX*ô#'` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àò òa.à  àMoses€ð"ð€òòExodus€34:28ó óÐ0,Ì%)¸ (#¸ (# ЇÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó28€And€he€was€there€with€the€LORD€forty€days€and€forty€nights;€he€did€neither€eat€bread,€nor€drinkÐ d Ðwater.€And€he€wrote€upon€the€tables€the€words€of€the€covenant,€the€ten€commandments.€òòExodusÐ Pì Ð34:28óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuí$#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€€Ô#†XuXX:Xu$&#ÔòòÐ <Ø ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òb.à  àHannah€ð"ð€òòI€Samuel€1:7.ó óÐ °` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó7€And€òòasóó€he€did€so€year€by€year,€when€she€went€up€to€the€house€of€the€LORD,€so€she€provoked€her;Ð ì ˆ Ðtherefore€she€wept,€and€did€not€eat.€òò1€Samuel€1:7óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu'#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu÷'#ÔòòÐ Ø t ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òc.à  àDavid€ð"ð€òòII€Samuel€12:16.ó óаL ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó16€David€therefore€besought€God€for€the€child;€and€David€fasted,€and€went€in,€and€lay€all€night€uponÐ ˆ$  Ðthe€earth.€òò2€Samuel€12:16óóÔ#†XuXX:XuÔ(#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu±)#ÔòòÐ t  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òd.à  àElijah€ð"ð€òòI€Kings€19:8.ó óÐLè ` (#` (# ÐóóÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÌ8€And€he€arose,€and€did€eat€and€drink,€and€went€in€the€strength€of€that€meat€forty€days€and€fortyÐ $À Ðnights€unto€Horeb€the€mount€of€God.€òò1€Kings€19:8óóÔ#†XuXX:XuŽ*#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ¬ ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu}+#ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóà0¸ ` (#` (#àò òe.à  àDaniel€ð"ð€òòDaniel€10:3ó óÐ脸 (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€I€ate€no€pleasant€bread,€neither€came€flesh€nor€wine€in€my€mouth,€neither€did€I€anoint€myself€at€all,Ð À\ Ðtill€three€whole€weeks€were€fulfilled.€òòDaniel€10:3óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu],#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:XuV-#ÔòòÐ ¬H ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òf.à  àEsther€ð"ð€òòEsther€4:16.ó óЄ ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó16€Go,€gather€together€all€the€Jews€that€are€present€in€Shushan,€and€fast€ye€for€me,€and€neither€eatÐ \ø Ðnor€drink€three€days,€night€or€day:€I€also€and€my€maidens€will€fast€likewise;€and€so€will€I€go€in€untoÐ Hä Ðthe€king,€which€òòisóó€not€according€to€the€law:€and€if€I€perish,€I€perish.€òòEsther€4:16óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu0.#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:XuÈ/#ÔòòÐ 4 Ð ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òg.à  àEzra€ð"ð€òòEzra€8:21ó óÐ "¨` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó21€Then€I€proclaimed€a€fast€there,€at€the€river€of€Ahava,€that€we€might€afflict€ourselves€before€ourÐ ä#€  ÐGod,€to€seek€of€him€a€right€way€for€us,€and€for€our€little€ones,€and€for€all€our€substance.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu�0#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔEzra€8:21Ô#†XuXX:Xuº1#ÔÐ Ð$l! ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òh.à  àNehemiah€ð"ð€òòNehemiah€1:4.ó óШ&D #` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó4€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€I€heard€these€words,€that€I€sat€down€and€wept,€and€mourned€òòcertainóóÐ €("% Ðdays,€and€fasted,€and€prayed€before€the€God€of€heaven,€òòNehemiah€1:4óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuœ2#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÔ#†XuXX:Xu£3#ÔòòÐ l)#& ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.à  àAnna€ð"ð€òòLuke€2:36,37.ó óÐD+à$(` (#` (# ÐÐ 0,Ì%) ÐÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó36€And€there€was€one€Anna,€a€prophetess,€the€daughter€of€Phanuel,€of€the€tribe€of€Aser:€she€was€ofÐ d Ða€great€age,€and€had€lived€with€an€husband€seven€years€from€her€virginity;€37€And€she€òòwasóó€a€widowÐ Pì Ðof€about€fourscore€and€four€years,€which€departed€not€from€the€temple,€but€served€òòGodóó€with€fastingsÐ <Ø Ðand€prayers€night€and€day.€òòLuke€2:36„37óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu¯4#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu’6#ÔòòÐ ( Ä ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òj.à  àJohn€The€Baptist€ð"ð€òòLuke€5:33.ó óÐ œ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó33€And€they€said€unto€him,€Why€do€the€disciples€of€John€fast€often,€and€make€prayers,€and€likewiseÐ Ø t Ðòòthe€disciplesóó€of€the€Pharisees;€but€thine€eat€and€drink?€Ô#†XuXX:Xut7#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔLuke€5:33Ô#†XuXX:Xur8#ÔÐ Ä ` ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òk.à  àThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€ð"ð€òòMatthew€4:1,2.ó óМ8 ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóóThen€was€Jesus€led€up€of€the€Spirit€into€the€wilderness€to€be€tempted€of€the€devil.€2€And€when€heÐ t  Ðhad€fasted€forty€days€and€forty€nights,€he€was€afterward€an€hungred.€Ô#†XuXX:Xub9#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔMatthew€4:1„2Ô#†XuXX:Xue:#ÔÐ `ü  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àóóò òl.à  àPaul€ð"ð€òòII€Corinthians€11:27.ó óÐ8Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó27€In€weariness€and€painfulness,€in€watchings€often,€in€hunger€and€thirst,€in€fastings€often,€in€coldÐ ¬ Ðand€nakedness.€Ô#†XuXX:XuO;#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ2€Corinthians€11:27Ô#†XuXX:Xu <#ÔÐ ü˜ ÐÌà0  àóóò òC.à ` àòòWhen€Should€Biblical€Fasting€Be€Practiced?óóÐÔp(#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àó óObviously,€fasting€is€special€ð"ð€it€is€not€a€daily€thing€we€do.€The€Bible€does€not€say,Ð À\ Ðð ðfast€without€ceasing.ððЬH` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àòòóóà0` (#(#àThere€are€special€times€when€fasting€is€important€and€sometimes€necessary:Є ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà ` àò ò1.€à0¸ (#(#àòòWhen€We€Face€Severe€Temptation€Or€Testingóó.ó óÐ\ø¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àòòà ` àà ¸ àMatthew€4:2;€II€Samuel€12:16;€I€Kings€19:8.ÐHä(#(# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó2€And€when€he€had€fasted€forty€days€and€forty€nights,€he€was€afterward€an€hungred.€Ô#†XuXX:XuN?#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔMatthew€4:2Ô#†XuXX:Xué?#ÔÐ  !¼ ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó16€David€therefore€besought€God€for€the€child;€and€David€fasted,€and€went€in,€and€lay€all€night€uponÐ ø"” Ðthe€earth.€òò2€Samuel€12:16óóÔ#†XuXX:XuL@#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu)A#ÔòòÐ ä#€  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó8€And€he€arose,€and€did€eat€and€drink,€and€went€in€the€strength€of€that€meat€forty€days€and€fortyÐ ¼%X" Ðnights€unto€Horeb€the€mount€of€God.€òò1€Kings€19:8óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu…A#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ¨&D # ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuvB#ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò2.€à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòWhen€We€Earnestly€Seek€Wisdom€In€A€Matteróó.ó óЀ("%¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àòòà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àEzra€8:21„23;€Daniel€9:2,8€óóFasting€heightens€spiritual€perception,€and€asÐ l)#& Ðsuch€is€an€aid€to€understanding€the€Word€of€God.ÐX*ô#'¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ21€Then€I€proclaimed€a€fast€there,€at€the€river€of€Ahava,€that€we€might€afflict€ourselves€before€ourÐ 0,Ì%) ÐGod,€to€seek€of€him€a€right€way€for€us,€and€for€our€little€ones,€and€for€all€our€substance.€22€For€I€wasÐ d Ðashamed€to€require€of€the€king€a€band€of€soldiers€and€horsemen€to€help€us€against€the€enemy€in€theÐ Pì Ðway:€because€we€had€spoken€unto€the€king,€saying,€The€hand€of€our€God€òòisóó€upon€all€them€for€goodÐ <Ø Ðthat€seek€him;€but€his€power€and€his€wrath€òòisóó€against€all€them€that€forsake€him.€23€So€we€fasted€andÐ ( Ä Ðbesought€our€God€for€this:€and€he€was€intreated€of€us.€òòEzra€8:21„23óóÔ#†XuXX:XuHD#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ  ° ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu9G#ÔÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ2€In€the€first€year€of€his€reign€I€Daniel€understood€by€books€the€number€of€the€years,€whereof€theÐ ì ˆ Ðword€of€the€LORD€came€to€Jeremiah€the€prophet,€that€he€would€accomplish€seventy€years€in€theÐ Ø t Ðdesolations€of€Jerusalem.€8€O€Lord,€to€us€òòbelongethóó€confusion€of€face,€to€our€kings,€to€our€princes,Ð Ä ` Ðand€to€our€fathers,€because€we€have€sinned€against€thee.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu‘G#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔòòDaniel€9:2,8óóÔ#†XuXX:XusI#ÔÐ °L  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò3.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Are€Engaged€In€A€Spiritual€Battleóó.ó óЈ$ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àMatthew€17:19„21;€Mark€9:25„29;€Ephesians€6:12.Ðt ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó19€Then€came€the€disciples€to€Jesus€apart,€and€said,€Why€could€not€we€cast€him€out?€20€And€JesusÐ Lè  Ðsaid€unto€them,€Because€of€your€unbelief:€for€verily€I€say€unto€you,€If€ye€have€faith€as€a€grain€ofÐ 8Ô  Ðmustard€seed,€ye€shall€say€unto€this€mountain,€Remove€hence€to€yonder€place;€and€it€shall€remove;Ð $À Ðand€nothing€shall€be€impossible€unto€you.€21€Howbeit€this€kind€goeth€not€out€but€by€prayer€andÐ ¬ Ðfasting.€òòMatthew€17:19„21óóÔ#†XuXX:XuÞJ#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ü˜ ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuM#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó12€For€we€wrestle€not€against€flesh€and€blood,€but€against€principalities,€against€powers,€against€theÐ Ôp Ðrulers€of€the€darkness€of€this€world,€against€spiritual€wickedness€in€high€òòplacesóó.€òòEphesians€6:12óóÔ#†XuXX:XusM#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€€€€Ô#†XuXX:Xu N#ÔòòÐ À\ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò4.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Are€Faced€With€Seemingly€Impossible€Situationsóó.ó óИ4` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àòòà ¸ àNehemiah€1:2„4.Є ` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó2€That€Hanani,€one€of€my€brethren,€came,€he€and€òòcertainóó€men€of€Judah;€and€I€asked€them€concerningÐ \ø Ðthe€Jews€that€had€escaped,€which€were€left€of€the€captivity,€and€concerning€Jerusalem.€3€And€theyÐ Hä Ðsaid€unto€me,€The€remnant€that€are€left€of€the€captivity€there€in€the€province€òòareóó€in€great€afflictionÐ 4 Ð Ðand€reproach:€the€wall€of€Jerusalem€also€òòisóó€broken€down,€and€the€gates€thereof€are€burned€with€fire.Ð  !¼ Ð4€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€I€heard€these€words,€that€I€sat€down€and€wept,€and€mourned€òòcertainóóÐ  "¨ Ðdays,€and€fasted,€and€prayed€before€the€God€of€heaven,€òòNehemiah€1:2„4óóÔ#†XuXX:XuðO#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ø"” ÐÔ#†XuXX:XuëR#ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò5.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Are€Undertaking€New€Ministries€Or€Directionóó.ó óÐÐ$l!` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àòòActs€13:2,3;€14:23.м%X"` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó2€As€they€ministered€to€the€Lord,€and€fasted,€the€Holy€Ghost€said,€Separate€me€Barnabas€and€SaulÐ ”'0!$ Ðfor€the€work€whereunto€I€have€called€them.€3€And€when€they€had€fasted€and€prayed,€and€laid€òòtheiróóÐ €("% Ðhands€on€them,€they€sent€òòthemóó€away.€òòActs€13:2„3óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu8T#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ l)#& ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu¨U#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó23€And€when€they€had€ordained€them€elders€in€every€church,€and€had€prayed€with€fasting,€theyÐ D+à$( Ðcommended€them€to€the€Lord,€on€whom€they€believed.€Ô#†XuXX:XuV#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔActs€14:23Ô#†XuXX:XuïV#ÔÐ 0,Ì%) Їà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò6.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Are€Faced€With€Great€Dangeróó.ó óÐd` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àòòEsther€4:16.ÐPì` (#` (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó16€Go,€gather€together€all€the€Jews€that€are€present€in€Shushan,€and€fast€ye€for€me,€and€neither€eatÐ ( Ä Ðnor€drink€three€days,€night€or€day:€I€also€and€my€maidens€will€fast€likewise;€and€so€will€I€go€in€untoÐ  ° Ðthe€king,€which€òòisóó€not€according€to€the€law:€and€if€I€perish,€I€perish.€òòEsther€4:16óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu,X#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:XuÄY#ÔòòÐ  œ ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò7.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Are€Chastened€Of€Godóó.ó óÐØ t` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àIn€the€Old€Testament€sin€was€often€a€cause€for€fasting.€The€wicked€city€ofÐ Ä ` ÐNineveh€was€spared€Godð ðs€judgment€in€response€to€fasting€ð"ð€òòJonah€3:5„10.Ð °L  ÐóóJudgment€upon€king€Ahab€was€deferred€after€he€fasted€ð"ð€òòI€Kings€21:27„29.М8 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó5€So€the€people€of€Nineveh€believed€God,€and€proclaimed€a€fast,€and€put€on€sackcloth,€from€theÐ t  Ðgreatest€of€them€even€to€the€least€of€them.€6€For€word€came€unto€the€king€of€Nineveh,€and€he€aroseÐ `ü  Ðfrom€his€throne,€and€he€laid€his€robe€from€him,€and€covered€òòhimóó€with€sackcloth,€and€sat€in€ashes.€7Ð Lè  ÐAnd€he€caused€òòitóó€to€be€proclaimed€and€published€through€Nineveh€by€the€decree€of€the€king€and€hisÐ 8Ô  Ðnobles,€saying,€Let€neither€man€nor€beast,€herd€nor€flock,€taste€any€thing:€let€them€not€feed,€nor€drinkÐ $À Ðwater:€€€8€But€let€man€and€beast€be€covered€with€sackcloth,€and€cry€mightily€unto€God:€yea,€let€themÐ ¬ Ðturn€every€one€from€his€evil€way,€and€from€the€violence€that€òòisóó€in€their€hands.€9€Who€can€tell€òòifóó€GodÐ ü˜ Ðwill€turn€and€repent,€and€turn€away€from€his€fierce€anger,€that€we€perish€not?€10€And€God€saw€theirÐ è„ Ðworks,€that€they€turned€from€their€evil€way;€and€God€repented€of€the€evil,€that€he€had€said€that€heÐ Ôp Ðwould€do€unto€them;€and€he€did€òòitóó€not.€òòJonah€3:5„10óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu\#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ À\ ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu×`#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó27€And€it€came€to€pass,€when€Ahab€heard€those€words,€that€he€rent€his€clothes,€and€put€sackclothÐ ˜4 Ðupon€his€flesh,€and€fasted,€and€lay€in€sackcloth,€and€went€softly.€28€And€the€word€of€the€LORD€cameÐ „  Ðto€Elijah€the€Tishbite,€saying,€29€Seest€thou€how€Ahab€humbleth€himself€before€me?€because€heÐ p  Ðhumbleth€himself€before€me,€I€will€not€bring€the€evil€in€his€days:€òòbutóó€in€his€sonððs€days€will€I€bringÐ \ø Ðthe€evil€upon€his€house.€òò1€Kings€21:27„29óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu2a#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ Hä ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xuˆc#ÔòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò8.à ¸ àòòWhen€We€Seek€Power€Over€The€Fleshóó.ó óÐ !¼` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àPride€and€a€too„full€stomach€are€old€bed„fellows.€Satan€most€often€uses€theÐ  "¨ Ðavenue€of€òòappetite€óóin€his€approach€to€man€ð"ð€for€example,€òòGenesis€3:6;Ð ø"” Ð9:20,21;€25:28,34;€27:4;€Exodus€16:3;€Luke€12:19;€Luke€4:3;€óóand€òòIÐ ä#€  ÐCorinthians€10:6,7.ÐÐ$l!¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó6€And€when€the€woman€saw€that€the€tree€òòwasóó€good€for€food,€and€that€it€òòwasóó€pleasant€to€the€eyes,€andÐ ¨&D # Ða€tree€to€be€desired€to€make€òòoneóó€wise,€she€took€of€the€fruit€thereof,€and€did€eat,€and€gave€also€untoÐ ”'0!$ Ðher€husband€with€her;€and€he€did€eat.€òòGenesis€3:6óóÔ#†XuXX:Xuêe#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xujg#ÔòòÐ €("% ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó20€And€Noah€began€òòto€beóó€an€husbandman,€and€he€planted€a€vineyard:€21€And€he€drank€of€the€wine,Ð X*ô#' Ðand€was€drunken;€and€he€was€uncovered€within€his€tent.€Ô#†XuXX:XuÆg#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔGenesis€9:20„21Ô#†XuXX:Xu¾h#ÔÐ D+à$( ÐÐ 0,Ì%) ÐÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó28€And€Isaac€loved€Esau,€because€he€did€eat€of€òòhisóó€venison:€but€Rebekah€loved€Jacob.€€34€ThenÐ d ÐJacob€gave€Esau€bread€and€pottage€of€lentiles;€and€he€did€eat€and€drink,€and€rose€up,€and€went€hisÐ Pì Ðway:€thus€Esau€despised€òòhisóó€birthright.€òòGenesis€25:28,34óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu9i#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ <Ø ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu±j#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó4€And€make€me€savoury€meat,€such€as€I€love,€and€bring€òòitóó€to€me,€that€I€may€eat;€that€my€soul€mayÐ  ° Ðbless€thee€before€I€die.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu k#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔGenesis€27:4Ô#†XuXX:Xuèk#ÔÐ  œ ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€And€the€children€of€Israel€said€unto€them,€Would€to€God€we€had€died€by€the€hand€of€the€LORDÐ Ø t Ðin€the€land€of€Egypt,€when€we€sat€by€the€flesh€pots,€òòandóó€when€we€did€eat€bread€to€the€full;€for€ye€haveÐ Ä ` Ðbrought€us€forth€into€this€wilderness,€to€kill€this€whole€assembly€with€hunger.€Ô#†XuXX:XuLl#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔExodus€16:3Ô#†XuXX:XuØm#ÔÐ °L  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó19€And€I€will€say€to€my€soul,€Soul,€thou€hast€much€goods€laid€up€for€many€years;€take€thine€ease,€eat,Ð ˆ$  Ðdrink,€òòandóó€be€merry.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu;n#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔLuke€12:19Ô#†XuXX:Xuo#ÔÐ t  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€And€the€devil€said€unto€him,€If€thou€be€the€Son€of€God,€command€this€stone€that€it€be€made€bread.Ð Lè  ÐòòLuke€4:3óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu{o#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:XuFp#ÔòòÐ 8Ô  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó6€Now€these€things€were€our€examples,€to€the€intent€we€should€not€lust€after€evil€things,€as€they€alsoÐ ¬ Ðlusted.€€7€Neither€be€ye€idolaters,€as€òòwereóó€some€of€them;€as€it€is€written,€The€people€sat€down€to€eatÐ ü˜ Ðand€drink,€and€rose€up€to€play.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu¢p#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ1€Corinthians€10:6„7Ô#†XuXX:Xur#ÔÐ è„ ÐÌà0  àóóò òD.à ` àòòHow€Should€Biblical€Fasting€Be€Practiced?óóÐÀ\(#(# Ðà0  àó óà0` (#(#àFasting€is€initiated€by€God,€and€the€òòtimeóó,€€the€òòlengthóó,€and€the€òòkindóó€of€fast€are€all€ofÐ ¬H ÐHis€choosing.И4` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò1.à ¸ àòòFasting€Is€To€Be€Done€Unto€The€Lordóó.ó óÐp ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àòòZechariah€7:4„6.€óóFasting€will€be€unacceptable€and€ineffective€without€a€rightÐ \ø Ðrelationship€with€the€Lord€ð"ð€òòIsaiah€58:3„5;€Joel€2:12,€13.ÐHä¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó4€Then€came€the€word€of€the€LORD€of€hosts€unto€me,€saying,€5€Speak€unto€all€the€people€of€the€land,Ð  !¼ Ðand€to€the€priests,€saying,€When€ye€fasted€and€mourned€in€the€fifth€and€seventh€òòmonthóó,€even€thoseÐ  "¨ Ðseventy€years,€did€ye€at€all€fast€unto€me,€òòevenóó€to€me?€6€And€when€ye€did€eat,€and€when€ye€did€drink,Ð ø"” Ðdid€not€ye€eat€òòfor€yourselvesóó,€and€drink€òòfor€yourselvesóó?€òòZechariah€7:4„6óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu'u#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔ€Ô#†XuXX:Xu9w#ÔòòÐ ä#€  ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó3€Wherefore€have€we€fasted,€òòsay€theyóó,€and€thou€seest€not?€òòwhereforeóó€have€we€afflicted€our€soul,€andÐ ¼%X" Ðthou€takest€no€knowledge?€Behold,€in€the€day€of€your€fast€ye€find€pleasure,€and€exact€all€yourÐ ¨&D # Ðlabours.€€4€Behold,€ye€fast€for€strife€and€debate,€and€to€smite€with€the€fist€of€wickedness:€ye€shall€notÐ ”'0!$ Ðfast€as€òòye€do€thisóó€day,€to€make€your€voice€to€be€heard€on€high.€€5€Is€it€such€a€fast€that€I€have€chosen?Ð €("% Ða€day€for€a€man€to€afflict€his€soul?€òòis€itóó€to€bow€down€his€head€as€a€bulrush,€and€to€spread€sackclothÐ l)#& Ðand€ashes€òòunder€himóó?€wilt€thou€call€this€a€fast,€and€an€acceptable€day€to€the€LORD?€òòIsaiah€58:3„5óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu•w#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuԀРX*ô#' ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu¿z#ÔòòÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó12€Therefore€also€now,€saith€the€LORD,€turn€ye€òòevenóó€to€me€with€all€your€heart,€and€with€fasting,€andÐ 0,Ì%) Ðwith€weeping,€and€with€mourning:€13€And€rend€your€heart,€and€not€your€garments,€and€turn€unto€theÐ d ÐLORD€your€God:€for€he€òòisóó€gracious€and€merciful,€slow€to€anger,€and€of€great€kindness,€and€repentethÐ Pì Ðhim€of€the€evil.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu{#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔJoel€2:12„13Ô#†XuXX:Xuç|#ÔÐ <Ø ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóò ò2.à ¸ àòòFasting€Is€To€Be€A€Personal€Individual€Matter.ó óóóÐ °` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àIt€is€not€a€religious€ritual€ð"ð€òòLuke€18:9„12;€óóit€is€not€for€outward€show€ð"ðÐ  œ ÐòòMatthew€6:16„18Ðì ˆ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌÔ‡:XuXXXuÔóó9€And€he€spake€this€parable€unto€certain€which€trusted€in€themselves€that€they€were€righteous,€andÐ Ä ` Ðdespised€others:€€10€Two€men€went€up€into€the€temple€to€pray;€the€one€a€Pharisee,€and€the€other€aÐ °L  Ðpublican.€11€The€Pharisee€stood€and€prayed€thus€with€himself,€God,€I€thank€thee,€that€I€am€not€asÐ œ8  Ðother€men€òòareóó,€extortioners,€unjust,€adulterers,€or€even€as€this€publican.€12€I€fast€twice€in€the€week,Ð ˆ$  ÐI€give€tithes€of€all€that€I€possess.€Ô#†XuXX:Xu¥~#ÔòòÔ‡:XuXXXuÔLuke€18:9„12Ô#†XuXX:Xu÷€#ÔÐ t  ÐóóÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÌ16€Moreover€when€ye€fast,€be€not,€as€the€hypocrites,€of€a€sad€countenance:€for€they€disfigure€theirÐ Lè  Ðfaces,€that€they€may€appear€unto€men€to€fast.€Verily€I€say€unto€you,€€They€have€their€reward.€17€ButÐ 8Ô  Ðthou,€when€thou€fastest,€anoint€thine€head,€and€wash€thy€face;€18€That€thou€appear€not€unto€men€toÐ $À Ðfast,€but€unto€thy€Father€which€is€in€secret:€and€thy€Father,€which€seeth€in€secret,€shall€reward€theeÐ ¬ Ðopenly.€òòMatthew€6:16„18óóÔ#†XuXX:Xu]�#ÔÔ‡:XuXXXuÔÐ ü˜ ÐÔ#†XuXX:Xu ƒ#ÔòòóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àò ò3.à ¸ àòòFasting€Is€To€Be€Accompanied€By€Prayeróó.ó óÐÔp` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà ¸ àMost€Scriptures€dealing€with€fasting€combine€it€with€prayer.