THE MOMENTUM FAST

 

 

 

Isaiah 58:6-14

“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? ⁷ Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? ⁸ Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. ⁹ Then you shall call, and the Lordwill answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, ¹⁰ If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.¹¹ The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. ¹² Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. ¹³ “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, ¹⁴         Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

 

 

 

1. Cause we are in a Moment

 

Is the product of the mass and velocity of an object in Physics?

Def. force or speed of movement

: strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events :

impetus -  a driving force : impulse : stimulation or encouragement resulting in increased activity

Momentum deals with moments

Our life and future is often determined by how we respond and react to moments in time.

Moments produce momentum – how we respond to the momentum determines our end result.

 

2. It’s a proper response to Crisis

 

Ex. Joel 1 – 3

Fast

Pour out my spirit

Leave a Blessing etc.

 

3. Promise of Restoration

 

Joel 2:25-26

“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. ²⁶ You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. My people shall never be put to shame.

 

 

The Chewing Locust 

 

The Swarming Locust

(Hebrew "Arbeh.") military locust or migrating locust. It is when you come under strategic attack.

 

The Crawling Locust (Cankerworm)

(Hebrew "Yeleg.") - a wingless locust larva.

It’s an undetectable worm. Like a tapeworm or pinworm that works deep in the belly. Cankerworm is an attack that’s designed to hatch.

 

A larva hatches from eggs and insects. It then transforms into a pupa or chrysalis form from which the adult emerges.

And what the locust left, the cankerworm was

The cankerworm feeds on buds before fruit can develop.

 

The Consuming Locust

(Hebrew "Chasil") - the adult ravager that brings total destruction.

All hell has broke loose – an attack on all sides. An invasion. Thousands swarm and strip everything that show signs of life.                  

                        

 

 

4. Opens you up to hear God’s voice.  

Acts 13:2

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said…

 

5. To abort the attacks of the devil. 

Mt. 17:20-21

So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. ²¹ However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

 

6. Draw closer to the Lord.  

Joel 2:12-13

¹² “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” ¹³ So rend your heart, and not your garments

 

7. Overcome yokes and strongholds.  

Is 58:6

To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?

 

8. Improve your health.  

Is. 58:8

Your health will spring forth speedily

 

9. Righteousness will increase.  

Is. 58:8

            And your righteousness shall go before you

 

10. Increase in Glory of God.  

Is 58:8

            The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard

 

11. Answered Prayers.  

Is 58:9

            Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am

 

12. Your light will rise in darkness.  

Is. 58:10

 

13. Your darkness will be as the noonday.  Is 58:10

 

14. Constant Guidance.  Is 58:11

 

15. Satisfied Soul.

 

16. Fat Bones.  (Support Systems)

 

 

17. You affect your generations

 

Is 58:12

Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.