Bible Verse of the Day - May 16, 2021
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One of those verses that unequivocally teaches the early church was fasting, especially the prophets:
1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away. (Acts 13:1-3).
These types of texts should be a call for those who believe in the spiritual gifts to be fasting and praying as well. What a shame that if you bring up either fasting or the gifts that some Christians will balk, as if one is no longer something Christians are called to do, and the other as something that passed away with the apostles.
Maybe the reason the church has stopped seeing so much of the gifts is because the church stopped engaging in fasting and prayer.
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