Stay Hydrated

Water is essential for your body’s healing during the fast. Focus today on drinking enough fluids and keeping your body well hydrated.

Healthy Hydration Habits

• Keep a water bottle with you throughout the day.

• Add fresh herbs or fruit for variety.

Proper hydration supports both detox and energy.

Pursuing the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Tarry with Me for a While!

In Acts 1:4–5, Jesus instructed His disciples: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

This “wait and pray” was not something they earned or deserved—it was a free gift from the Father, received through obedient, expectant waiting.

Old-time theologians used the word “tarry” to describe this waiting. It is far from passive; it is an active pursuit in the midst of waiting.

Expectation Without Agenda

One evening, my family and friends dropped anchor on a sailboat. We sat together, drank coffee, talked, laughed, rested, and enjoyed one another’s company—no schedule, no destination—just peaceful togetherness. No matter how the wind shifted or the boat drifted, we remained secure.

Looking back at moments like these, I notice one constant: everything depended on a single anchor line holding us firmly to the seabed. We would “tarry” together in that safe space. Yet this resting was never truly passive—I would regularly check the anchor’s hold to ensure we weren’t drifting.

As the yellow line in the diagram below illustrates, an anchored boat that naturally drifts in a circle around the fixed anchor point as wind and current change. From the deck, it can feel unsettled, like we’re moving unpredictably. But the anchor never moves.

Our lives are the same when we “tarry” with the Lord. Circumstances shift, feelings change, but the anchor—Jesus and His Word—remains unchanging.

Tarry means an intentional, passionate pursuit while waiting for God’s promises to unfold. Scripture promises: “If you seek Him with all your heart, you will find Him” (adapted from Jeremiah 29:13).

• Acts 1:14 – The disciples “all joined together constantly in prayer.”

• Luke 11:13 – Jesus teaches, “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

This promise comes in the context of persistent prayer: “Ask, and it will be given to you.”

Martyn Lloyd-Jones captured the essence of tarrying: “You begin to pray… with earnestness. But [many] do not keep on with it… a half-hearted, spasmodic desire is never likely to be granted… There is always this element, almost of desperation, that comes in before God really hears this prayer and grants our request.”

I am convinced the greatest need in the church today is a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit. We cannot accomplish anything eternal in mere human strength. Like the thin anchor line in the photos, our connection to God’s Word is what holds us steady. We must continually check our position relative to that anchor through cultivation—prayer, worship, and obedience.

As we tarry, let us expect without an agenda. Don’t send Jesus quick texts; drop anchor in His Word, rest in His presence, converse deeply, and adventurously discover Him. The richest moments with friends on that boat came only from being together actively—no other way could recreate them.

Meditative Passages & Practices

• Luke 11:9–13 (especially verse 13)

• Listen to this powerful scene from The Chosen portraying Jesus’ teaching on prayer and the Father’s goodness (in light of the Holy Spirit):

• Visualization Exercise: Picture yourself and Jesus alone on the anchored boat above. You’re not going anywhere for the rest of the evening. The anchor is secure. Talk to Him openly. Then quiet your heart and listen. Tarry with Him.