Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland

Take the time to get before God. Separate yourself from the
things of the world, and fast. I am talking about fasting with
rewards. Jesus said the Father would reward you.
Sometimes the only reward I seek in a fast is the deliverance
of a friend, a situation that needs correcting, or God’s
anointing to minister more effectively. I fast [...]

Rewards for personal fasting are on two different levels.
One is from the admiration of men. They say, “Oh, can he
fast! I wish I could do that. Don’t you know he’s spiritual.”
Jesus said not to be a hypocrite and look sad, making it obvious
to men that you are fasting.
An open reward comes from God when you [...]

There are two categories of fasting: a proclaimed fast (Joel
1:14), and a personal fast as Jesus described in Matthew 6.
First, you do not fast to impress God. Some people think
that if they fast long enough, it will influence Him to do
something for them. Punishing yourself does not impress the
Lord. It will only make you very, [...]

If you will practice what I am about to share with you, this
will be the last day you will ever have a worried thought. You
can commit yourself and all the cares and worries of your
mind to Him and enjoy divine peace.
God is vehemently against worry. It does not produce
anything but stress, strain and death. Jesus [...]