29/12/2021
IMMANUEL FAST
Preparing the Gut for The New Wine
NO FOOD, NO SOCIAL MEDIA
Dec 29 - Dec 31
(Your start date may be different, Ask God)
Associated Prophetic Number: 222
Mark 2:22 - And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”
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This year we learned to Trust God under intense pressure and in extreme tension. In 2020 we confronted fear, In 2021 we confronted self-will. Where we would have normally relied on our own wits, hustle and ingenuity to save ourselves, we learned to stay seated in dependence on God. The “Gut” aka The Bowels, are the seat of our emotions. This year God tested our obedience, discipline and self-control. Self-Control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. The “New Wine” is a new measure of The Holy Spirit. It’s not a coincidence that the stomach and the wineskin resemble one another. The Spirit dwells in our belly. Through prayer and fasting we are preparing our wineskins for the new wine.
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WHO IS IMMANUEL?
Romans 8:11 - And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
IMMANUEL - GOD WITH US
•IMMANUEL means “God with us” It is one of the names of Jesus
•When Jesus ascended into Heaven he sent the Holy Spirit to dwell inside of Us
•The Holy Spirit dwells in our inward parts
•Wine is symbolic of The Holy Spirit
•The New Wine symbolizes a new outpouring of The Holy Spirit
•The Bowels aka “The Gut” is our center of self-control, the seat of our emotions, where we procreate, and where our spirit dwells.
•Self-Control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
•We are not led by our emotions, but by the Spirit
With The New Wine comes new levels of self-control and discipline.
•We are heading into the "Goshen Years" aka "The Best of Times and The Worst of Times".
•These years will require greater levels of self-control, discipline and emotional mastery.
•Shaking will happen but with God we will not be moved.
•God is our core strength, we revolve around Him
He is the Author, Anchor, and Finisher of our faith.
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PRAYER POINTS
DAY 1: SEEK GOD.
Psalm 139:23-24 - Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. (USE THIS AS YOUR PRAYER)
>Ask God if there’s anything He wants to deal with during this fast.
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DAY 2: HEALING AND DELIVERANCE
Lamentations 1:20a - “Look, O LORD, for I am in distress; my stomach churns; my heart is wrung within me, because I have been very rebellious.”
REPENT and RENOUNCE SIN (stuff you did), and INIQUITY (stuff other people in your family did that passed on to you)
To Repent means to stop doing, turn away from and go in the opposite direction of the sin that you confessed.
To Renounce means to reject and cast off your association with that sin, flinging it aside in disgust.
SIN THAT CAUSES GUT ISSUES
•BITTERNESS AND UNFORGIVENESS
•REBELLION
•PRIDE
•ADULTERY
Adultery brings a curse to the belly, swelling and inflammation. Ask God to reveal any adultery in your life. Adultery includes following after false gods, worshipping idols, sleeping with and or fantasizing about sleeping with a spouse other than your own. (Numbers 5:22)
Repent of any occult practices and ask God to lead you through self-deliverance if you’ve come into agreement with any witchcraft or demonic occult spirits.
HEALING DIGESTIVE DISORDERS AND SPIRITUAL MISCARRIAGES
God specifically pointed out Crohn’s and Hashimoto’s disease to cover in prayer. Pray for the healing of any digestive issues, the resetting of anything that is out of order, removal of blockages and every stale thing both spiritual and physical, this includes miscarried assignments and hope deferred.
(take note of any dietary changes that the Holy Spirit is leading you to make)
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DAY 3: FILL
ASK GOD TO FILL YOU WITH A SPIRIT OF SELF-CONTROL.
Proverbs 25:28 - Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].
Proverbs likens a person without self control to a city whose walls are broken down.The lining of your bowels is a wall of defense and protection both spiritually and physically. Ask God to restore and renew the lining of your bowels and fill you with a spirit of self-control.
ASK GOD TO FILL YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL
Colossians 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
ASK FOR WISDOM AND INSTRUCTION
Psalm 51:6 - Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.
Ask God:
HOW TO EAT
HOW TO SOW
WHAT TO PUT YOUR HANDS TO
WHAT TO PRODUCE
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BEFORE BEGINNING THIS FAST:
ASK GOD IF THIS IS THE FAST FOR YOU (This fast may not be for you. Ask God, He will let you know.)
THIS IS A NO FOOD FAST: IF THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS YOU TO DO OTHERWISE, DO IT (For some, you may be led to do a full fast no food and no drink fast)
ONLY MODIFY THE FAST IF THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS YOU (Doing more is the same as doing less - Disobedient. You will not get any results from being disobedient, just do what the Holy Spirit tells you)
DO NOT DO THIS FAST WITHOUT CONSULTING GOD FIRST. IT WILL NOT GO WELL WITH YOU IF YOU DO IT AND HE’S NOT LEADING YOU, YOU WILL BE DOING IT ON YOUR OWN AND YOU CAN GET SICK AND DIE. (Take heed that you don’t grieve The Holy Spirit in disobedience)