Shiloh Baptist Church 2014 "Daniel Fast"

21 DAYS of PASSION and INTIMACY with GOD

Shiloh Baptist Church Observes

“The Daniel Fast” March 30 ~ April 19, 2014

Daniel Fast Daily Devotionals (All scriptural references are taken from the Message NIV) So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, …” ............................................................................. Daniel 9:3-4

Day 1. Theme: First Fruit Offerings SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: The best of all the first fruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household. .............. Ezekiel 44:30 Day 2. Theme: Sanctified by Truth SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. ............................................................. John 17:16-18 Day 3. Theme: What Do You Want Jesus to Do for You? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” ....................................Mark 10:51 Day 4. Theme: Five Smooth Stones SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Then David fastened on his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine. ................................................................................. 1 Samuel 17:39-40

Day 5. Theme: Take Every Thought Captive SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ..................................................................................... 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 Day 6. Theme: The Kingdom of GOD SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of GOD unless they are born again. .........................................John 3:3 Day 7. Theme: Please LORD, Take This Sin Away.

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” .................................................................. Joshua 1:9 Day 8. Theme: Are You Politically Correct?

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. ............................. Philippians 3:20 Day 9. Theme: Why LORD, Why? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.” ............................................................................................... Judges 6:13 Day 10. Theme: Set Your Mind for Good Things SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. ............................. Romans 8:5

Day 11. Theme: Living Water SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” .......................................................................................... John 7:37-38 Day 12. Theme: Set Your Mind on Things Above SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of GOD. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ......................... Colossians 3:1-2 Day 13. Theme: I Know the Plans I Have for You SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future......................................................................................... Jeremiah 29:11 Day 14. Theme: Lose the Shackles SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” ................................................................................................... Numbers 13:30 Day 15. Theme: Be rooted and Built Up in Christ SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. ........ Colossians 2:6-7 Day 16. Theme: Not by Bread Alone SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” .............................................................................................. Matthew 4:3-4

Day 17. Theme: It Wasn’t About the Money SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” ............................................................................................... Matthew 19:24 Day 18. Theme: Who Do You Say That I Am? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;; others say Elijah;; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” ............................................................................................. Matthew 16:13-15 Day 19. Theme: Going Deeper with the Word of God SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. ...................................................................................... Proverbs 3:5-6 Day 20. Theme: If Jesus is the Firstborn, What does that Say about You? SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. .................................................................. Colossians 1:15 Day 21. Theme: Do You Still Feel Like You’re in the Fire?

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE: …and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” ........................................................................................ Daniel 3:23-25