When you give God your first through fasting and prayer at the beginning of the year, you set the course for the entire year. God wants to open up the heavens over your life and see His will and blessings poured out over you!
HERE ARE A FEW REASONS:
1. To strengthen prayer (Ezra 8:23)
2. To seek God’s guidance (Judges 20:26)
3. To express grief (1 Samuel 31:13)
4. To seek deliverance or protection (2 Chronicles 20:3 – 4)
5. To express repentance and a return to God (1 Samuel 7:6)
6. To humble oneself before God (1 Kings 21:27 – 29)
7. To express concern for the work of God (Nehemiah 1:3 – 4)
8. To minister to the needs of others (Isaiah 58:3 – 7)
9. To overcome temptation and dedicate yourself to God (Matthew 4:1 – 11)
10. To express love and worship for God (Luke 2:37)