8.] When Fasting Turns to Feasting [Death to Life]
The Prophet Joel often focused on
“the Day of the LORD”… a day where
the LORD would set things straight.
The hope for YHWH’s return & the fixing of this
broken world is a thing worth praying & fasting
for: Joel 1:14-15 Consecrate a fast [tsom],
proclaim a solemn assembly; gather the elders
& all the inhabitants of the land to the house of
YHWH your GOD, & cry out to YHWH.
Woe for the day! For the day of YHWH is near, &
it will come as destruction from the ALMIGHTY.
Joel 2:12-15, 18 “Yet even now,” declares YHWH,
“Return to ME with all your heart, & with fasting
[u-v-tson], weeping, & mourning; and tear your
heart & not merely your garments.” Now return
to YHWH your GOD — for HE is gracious and com
-passionate, slow to anger, abounding in mercy
& relenting of catastrophe.
Who knows, HE might turn & relent, and leave a
blessing behind HIM, resulting in a grain offering
& a drink offering for YHWH your GOD.
Blow a trumpet in Zion, consecrate a fast [tson],
proclaim a solemn assembly…& YHWH, zealous
for HIS land, will have compassion for HIS ppl.
This was the meaning of fasting… be sincere &
turn your hearts back to YHWH and you will be
rewarded with a lifetime of HIS compassion &
mercy.
But we fail, as GOD’s children, all the time.
It is part of being human.
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Fasting was a way to re-dedicate ourselves to
our Creator, but fasting was not meant to be a
never-ending sacrifice.
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In YHWH’s Garden Kingdom there would be no
need for fasting & no place for it either.
The Table in YHWH’s Kingdom was always full:
Revelation 22:1-5 Then the Angel showed me a
river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flow
-ing from the throne of GOD — and of the LAMB
down the middle of the main street of the city.
On either side of the river stood a tree of life,
bearing twelve kinds of fruit & yielding a fresh
crop for each month;
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& the leaves of the tree are for the healing of
the nations. No longer will there be any curse.
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The throne of GOD & of the LAMB will be within
the city, & HIS servants will worship HIM. They'll
see HIS face — and HIS name will be on their
foreheads.
There will be no more night in the city, & they will
have no need for the light of a lamp or of the Sun.
For the LORD GOD will shine on them
— and they will reign forever & ever.
In the final garden scene YHWH provided the water
of life & a continual feast of fruit.
There would be no famine & no fasting in YHWH’s
Garden Kingdom. The curse of death had no place
there—and so there was also no place for fasting.
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𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 of our
mortality, because we would no longer be mortal.
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In other words, in YHWH’s House we are to eat—
drink & be merry… & you'll never be hungry again!
Disclaimer and post-script: Fasting should only be
practised by those who are healthy & have sound,
#established, eating habits. I would also suggest
𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, so you can be
accountable to each other, and watch out for each
other’s health & safety.
In fact, you may opt for the alternative “fasting” of
Isaiah 58, which is not about giving up food, but is
instead about the giving of yourself to others…
feeding, clothing, and housing those in need. I am
recently widowed, & this past week I was hit hard
with Covid-19.
As a result, my friend did this alternate “fasting”
for me. She brought part of her meal that she had
made for herself and left it at my door.
I was in need and she fed me… that’s the “fasting”
that GOD encourages us to do. Thank you, Doris,
for bearing GOD’s image to me & to all who are
blessed to have you in their lives. Shalom!
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Comment: Linda | August 12, 2022 @8:14PM
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Thank you so much for all the work, that goes into
teaching us GOD’s Word so clearly; just discovered
your website & I am so grateful for your hard work
I am so terribly sorry to hear of the loss of your
husband. May our GOD of comfort be there to
give you HIS love and help you to get through
this terrible time. [Deuteronomy 31:6]
Source: Hebrew Word Lessons
Tsum/Tsom: Fasting P,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Sarah E. Fisher [1 Kings 21:8]
Mercy: Death to Life | Amanda Cook [Mark 13:24-27]
Brave New World
My past embraced
My sin forgiven
I'm blameless in Your sight
My history rewritten
My past embraced
My sin forgiven
I'm blameless in Your sight
My history rewritten
'Cause You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
I know that You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
Oh love, great love
Fear cannot be found in You
And there will never be a day
You're uncertain of the ones You choose, yeah
'Cause You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
I know that You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
Yes, You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgment
Know You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
It's new every morning
So I will wake
And spend my days
Loving the One who has raised me up
From death to life
From wrong to right
You're making all things beautiful
Yes, I will wake
And spend my days
Loving the One who has raised me up
From death to life
From wrong to right
You're making all things beautiful
Yes, I will wake
And spend my days
Loving the One who has raised me up
From death to life
From wrong to right
You're making all things beautiful
Yes, I will wake
And spend my days
Loving the One who has raised me up
From death to life
From wrong to right
You're making all things beautiful
You're making all things beautiful
You're making all things beautiful
You're making all things beautiful
'Cause You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
Know that You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
Know that You delight in showing mercy
And mercy triumphs over judgement
Songwriters: Steffany Dawn Gretzinger / Amanda Lindsey Cook
Mercy lyrics © Bethel Music Publishing
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