WHY WE FAST, PRAY AND CONSECRATE

PURPOSE 

The purpose of our consecration is to develop, grow and maintain our spiritual, mental and physical being. Fasting is separation from and consecration is separation to or belonging to God. Simply put, you fast to consecrate. Your body is the temple of God. This fast will help cleanse your temple of anything that interferes with your ability to be led by the Spirit of God and allowance of God to be Lord and Savior. Fasting allows you to focus on the object of your consecration. 

SCRIPTURAL PURPOSE 

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. ~ Romans 12:1-3 NLT