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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
PASTOR DAVID NELSON
FOR HIM: FASTING AND CONSECRATION
Luke 20:38, Acts 17:28, Rom 16:25, Eph 3:20-21, Heb 7:25, Heb 11:19, Jude 1:24
19 Day Corporate “Daniel Fast”
Monday 03/8/2010 to Sunday 03/26/2010 Church Celebration: Sunday 03/28/2010
The Daniel Fast: “Fasting for spiritual breakthrough, healing and more of the power of prayer.”
Daniel Diet: Vegetables, Fruits, Water
Daniel 1:3-16, Daniel 10:2-3
“THE DANIEL FAST”
Daniel 10 is where we find Daniel using a partial form of fasting for 21 days. It is this account that today’s very popular Daniel Fast is modeled.
In Daniel 1 we read about the time when offered the “king’s diet,” Daniel restricted his food intake to vegetables and water, rather than eat or drink anything that had been offered to Babylonian gods, making it a spiritual fast.
The Daniel Fast is always first spiritual because Daniel chose this diet for spiritual purposes. He did not want to defile his body, which he had consecrated (set apart) for the Lord. Scripture clearly states, Daniel gained superior health and wisdom as a result of this
diet/fast.
FOODS ALLOWED: PLAN A
All Fruits: These can be fresh, frozen, dried, juiced or canned with no added sugar. Fruits include but are not limited to apples, apricots, bananas, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew melon, kiwi, lemons, limes, mangos, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, prunes, raisins, raspberries, strawberries, tangerines, watermelon.
All Vegetables: These can be fresh, frozen, dried, juiced or canned. Vegetables include but are not limited to artichokes, asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chili peppers, collard greens, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, ginger root, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsley, potatoes, radishes, scallions, spinach, sprouts, squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini.
All whole grain. Including but not limited to whole, brown rice, oats, barley, grits, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat tortillas, rice cakes and popcorn.
All nuts and seeds. Including but not limited to sunflower seeds, cashews, peanuts, sesame, pecans, almonds. Also peanut butter.
All legumes. These can be canned or dried. Dried beans, pinto beans, split peas, lentils, black eyed peas, kidney beans, black beans, green beans, green peas, white beans.
All quality oils including but not limited to olive, canola, grape seed, peanut and sesame.
Beverages: spring water, distilled water or other pure waters, 100% all natural fruit or vegetable juices.
Other: tofu, soy products, vinegar, seasonings, salt, herbs and spices.
FOODS TO AVOID: PLAN A
All meat and animal products including but not limited to beef, lamb, pork, poultry and fish, shrimp, scallops, crabs, oysters.
All dairy products including but not limited to mild, cheese, cream, butter, and eggs.
All sweeteners including but not limited to sugar, raw sugar, honey, syrups, molasses, jellies and jams.
All breads, crackers and baked goods that contain refined flour, yeast and/or sugar.
All refined and processed food products including but not limited to artificial flavorings, food additives, chemicals, white rice, white flour, pasta, and foods that contain artificial preservatives.
All deep fried foods including but not limited to potato chips, French fries, corn chips.
All solid fats including shortening, margarine, lard, butter and foods high in fat.
Beverages including but not limited to coffee, tea, herbal teas, carbonated beverages, diet sodas, energy drinks, wine, beer or any other alcoholic drinks.
*The Daniel Fast, like any other fast, can create problems for people with medical conditions, pregnancy, nursing and/or taking medications. *Please consult your doctor and/or pharmacist before starting ANY fast.
*IF FOR HEALTH REASONS YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THE DANIEL FAST, PLEASE MODIFY YOUR DIET TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CORPORATE FAST WITH US.
*FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE DANIEL FAST, DAY 3-4, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS, LIGHT HEADEDNESS, A HEADACHE, OR NAUSEA. DON’T BE ALARMED, YOUR BODY IS DETOXING. ALL SYMPTOMS WILL DISAPPEAR ON DAY 5-6.
****DANIEL FAST PLAN B:
FOODS ALLOWED: CHICKEN, FISH AND TURKEY ALONG WITH EVERYTHING IN PLAN A.
FOODS TO AVOID: EVERYTHING IN PLAN A
HAVE A GREAT DANIEL FAST!!!!!
19 DAY PRAYER FOCUS
(REPOSITION, BE RENEWED AND MOVE FORWARD IN/FOR HIM TOWARD THE PROMISES OF THE NEXT SEASON)
Day 1: Read Psalm 34:1, Psalm 103:1-3, Psalm 115:13-15, Psalm 145:1-3. A day to Bless the Lord. We are entering into a new season. Before we enter into this next season, let’s spend this day blessing God for the last season.
Day 2: Read Matthew 11:28, Matthew 14:26-31, Psalm 96, Isaiah 55:1. We have been in a “whirlwind season” and many have felt the effects of the winds of change all around you. NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE MUST CATCH ANOTHER WIND!!! Do not fear the wind and the waves during this time. Peter walked on water and he was fine until he looked at his circumstances. Do not look back or go back, God wants to teach you to walk on water. Sing unto the Lord a new song because He is doing a New Thing.
Day 3: Read Jeremiah 29. Praise God for His plan for the future. Let Hope spring forth. Thank Him that He has an expected end for you.
Day 4: Read I Kings 18: 41-45, Jeremiah 32:17-22, Jeremiah 33, Romans 8. Know that God has a plan that will blow your mind. Call unto Him and watch Him do things you would not expect. Know that His covenant will stand. Be persistent in prayer. It’s a season to pray and look for the answer as Elijah concerning the drought. Pray and look, pray and look again, pray and look again until the answer comes. IS THERE ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD?
Day 5: Read Jeremiah 31. He has many blessings for us in the new covenant. This is the year to dig up the soil that you couldn’t break up before. A spring will come forth this year. No bareness, dig and dig again. His spring will follow you in the desert places.
Day 6: Day 7: Read Genesis 12. Understand the power of covenant. As born again believers, we are grafted into the covenant that God made with Abraham. The war in the earth realm is over God’s covenant blessings. Covenant involves promise, commitment, faithfulness, and loyalty, even unto death. God is a covenant keeping God. The blood of Jesus says to the enemy, “Hands off!!!! This is not your territory!!!!” DECLARE THE SAME.
Day 7: Read Genesis 15, Romans 9. Let faith arise and feel God’s agreement over your life. Understand how you are grafted into God’s covenant purposes.
Day 8: Read Daniel 1. Daniel obeyed God and separated himself. Ask the Lord how to separate yourself from anything that is making you common in the world.
Day 9: Read Daniel 2. Let the Holy Spirit train you to assist in revealing supernatural wisdom to others.
Day 10: Read Daniel 3. Ask the Lord about compromise in your life. Ask for help to stand firm.
Day 11: Read Daniel 4, Joel 3:28, Acts 2:17. In the last days your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams.
Day 12: Read Daniel 5, Psalm 37:1-5. Do not fret over evil doers around you. God has a plan.
Day 13: Read Daniel 6. Ask the Lord to reveal any plot of evil devised against you. Be at peace with your lions.
Day 14: Read Daniel 7. Bless the Lord. Let your enemies see the court that the Lord is preparing on your behalf.
Day 15: Read Daniel 8. Let angelic forces aid you in bringing Divine understanding into your situations.
Day 16: Daniel 9. There is power in repentance and intercessory prayer for our bloodline, our city, our state, and our nation.
Day 17: Read Daniel 10. Withstand, and embrace breakthrough.
Day 18: Read Daniel 11. The Lord is enlarging you. Don’t be afraid to see the future that the Lord has for you.
Day 19: Read Daniel 12, Revelation 4. The Day of the Lord is at hand. Expect Angelic intervention, expect to see the Glory of God, expect to walk in God’s Divine Favor, and expect to see doors open that had been previously closed.