INTRO:

During our 21-Day Fast this year, our goal is to get to know Jesus more intimately and to learn how to walk with Him daily—talking with Him and doing the things He puts before us to do.  We will be reading through the gospel of Mark along with various other portions of Scripture.

If we have surrendered to the Lord and asked Jesus to forgive us for our sins, and if we have invited Him to make His home in our heart, we have become a new creation in Christ.  We are different than other human beings, and we are part of a different Kingdom.  Not only are we made in God’s image, but now, it is possible to be like Jesus, doing the things he did, loving as He loved, and living the way He lived through the direction and empowerment of the indwelling Presence of His Holy Spirit in our hearts.

This is a miraculous process from start to finish, but He has promised that if we will follow Him each day, He will cause us to become like Him, and we will bring the light of His Presence into every place we go.  He is calling us to bring the good news of His salvation to our world and to invite others into His Kingdom so that the whole earth will be filled with the glory of God.

Brief Instructions for the Fast: 

The most important aspect of this 21-Day Fast is to sit quietly with the Lord every day, and to meditate on all that He shows you as you read the daily portions of Scripture listed.  It will be helpful to journal or take notes as the Lord brings people, situations, things to pray about, or questions to your mind.  Expect to hear His Holy Spirit speaking, and do whatever He shows you to do.  This is how we learn to follow the leading of Jesus every day, and this is how He will transform us to become like Him.

Daily Reading Schedule: