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Fasting By Jentezen Franklin In one of the best available books on the topic, Franklin explains the spiritual power of fasting and offers a deeper understanding of God's plan for fasting and the benefits available to those who participate. Those who seek God through fasting can expect tremendous rewards both for their personal lives and the church. They will see breakthroughs in many areas, such as healing, finances, bondages broken, and children set free. Jesus Himself fasted because He knew some supernatural realities could not be released in any other way. For that reason alone, Christians should make fasting a common practice.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 76 reviews)

Best fasting book I've read! BUT CHECK WITH A DOC FIRST by Trudy Hoekstra (California)

5 Stars
February 26, 2010
I've read a few fasting books, and this is the best yet. The most inspiring, the easiest read, and the most Biblical. Describes different types of fasts and his experiences. Talks about how to get started. I was completely inspired, and went from being a non-faster to a faster, and I never thought I'd be able to do it! BUT WARNING TO ALL: BEFORE STARTING TO FAST, CHECK WITH A DOCTOR FIRST. I only fasted for one day at a time, but it caused gall stones for me. I started having severe back pain, the worst pain I've ever felt in my life, due to my new fasting discipline. Turns out I had gall bladder problems that were so bad that I had to have emergency gall bladder surgery while I was on vacation over 3,000 miles away from home. Pastor Franklin is a fantastic author, inspired by God. Fasting is worth the work, and this book is worth the buy.

Haphazard and misleading in some places-75 pgs would have been sufficient. by Mark A Oliver

3 Stars
February 12, 2010
This book was recommended by a friend whom I respect. After reading it however, I find I cannot recommend it to others. Mr Franklin touches on all of the import factors relating to fasting but he does so in a rather random, haphazard way. For example he states what I would think is the major premise of the book 79 pages into the book. "We can become over nourished on hefty diet of church programs and activities, religious structures and traditions of men, and yet be severely undernourished when it comes to the deeper things of God." It's not until page 163 that he ties fasting to the 'deeper things of God' when he says "... the true cry of your heart becomes:"More of you God and less of me."" The deeper things of God are peppered throughout the book but they take a back seat to the more pronounced theme of the book. The point that Mr Franklin makes overwhelmingly is that fasting can break down the doors of heaven giving us access to its booty/bounty. Fasting in this book appears as a revised prosperity gospel. Many of the testimonies are of financial gain or other outward needs being met,overshadowing the deeper things of God that Mr Franklin does touch upon. I would have thought that the topic of fasting would have been covered in depth in a 75 to 100 page booklet so when I began this 237 page book I was surprised to find so few and such generic testimonies. I would have rather read several chapter long stories of changed lives than the short anonymous blurbs about temporal successes. As I said the deeper things of God are to be found in this volume. They are just lost in a sea of prosperity. My main criticism of Mr Franklin however is his misuse of Scripture. Some of his quotations were ambiguous but some were just wrong. The Daniel Fast is an example of ambiguity. In Daniel 1&2 the Hebrew youth's decision to abstain from the rich foods of the Babylonians was not a fast. It was a conviction to obey the ordinances of God by not eating unclean food. They continued to eat this way all throughout their 70 year captivity. Daniel's fast in chapter 10 was not a partial fast. He mourned. Mourning is an act of repentance which includes fasting. Mt 9:15 Jesus answers the disciples question about fasting thusly,"Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn ... but then they will fast." Jesus interchanges mourning and fasting as in many other places in the Scripture. Daniel ate no meat. Meat here and elsewhere refers to solid food. We talk of the meat of fruit, nuts, etc. and the Scripture in many places refers to meat simply as food. Jesus said, "I have meat that you know not of." Another ambiguous application of Scripture is the chastisement of Isaiah 58 (pg 91 and elsewhere). The pronounced 'Fast I have chosen' was NOT to abstain from food but to behave righteously in their daily lives. The rewards then in vs. 8 and 9 are not associated with fasting from food but with obedience to the Torah. Also Mr Franklin burdens the believer with what he calls the Christian duties of Matt 5, i.e. prayer, giving and fasting. The point of this discourse by Jesus was not to establish a New Testament law (duty) but to instruct His followers who, by their born again nature (not duty), pray and give and fast. The point of that instruction is to do these things in private communion with our Father in heaven not to be observed by men. Examples of what I consider wrong interpretation of scripture are: On page 164 he quotes 1Thess 5:23 and says, "Notice that God's priority is concern for your spirit first, your soul second and your body third." This assumes that the order of the words in a verse determine their priority. But on page 158 he quotes Heb 4:11-13 which says in part that the word is "... piercing even to the division of soul and spirit." The positioning of words in a passage is no evidence of God's priority. Mr Franklin could have just as effectively and authoritatively said, "I believe God's priority is ..." without forcing meaning out of a verse when it is not there. On page 91 he references I Kings 3:10-13 saying,"Solomon humbled himself in prayer and fasting and God greatly increased his wealth and wisdom." This chapter however, says nothing about fasting. As a matter of fact Solomon was sleeping. He had just offered 1000 burnt offerings on one of the high places when God came to him in a dream. This would more probably have been at a feast not a time of fasting. These are just a few of the many passages that cause me to withhold my recommendation. Mr Franklin seems to be motivating people to seek hard after the Lord and for this I commend him. His heart for the things of God surfaces in several places in this book. If he was forced to reduce the content of his book to 75 pages perhaps what he left in would be the deep things the Lord has burdened him with. Mark Oliver Bear DE

A Must Have Guide to Fasting! by NewJourney (HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND, US)

5 Stars
February 03, 2010
You've got to get this book! It provides great insight on fasting and prayer.

Awesome reading by N. GALLARDO (Chicago)

5 Stars
January 31, 2010
Page turner for sure and I have increased my faith through his teachings on fasting. Guaranteed testimonies on there way,thanks for writing this awesome book,Blessings always!

Excellent Amazon Purchase by P. Marshall

5 Stars
January 30, 2010
I purchased this book from Amazon and the condition was in excellent condition for a used book. I would recommmend this book to anyone who is seeking a closer relationship with God and need His help with everyday problems, be it large or small.

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