Jesus spoke of fasting as a natural expression of our devotion to God. It is through prayer and fasting that truth and the power of God are revealed. When we are given to fasting and prayer it reveals our deep desire to know God, His ways and His power.
Are you in a place of difficulty and trial to the point of exhaustion? As Christians, we are to be prepared for the hard times ahead of us. Part of the preparation is getting the victory over our personal battles and understanding the purpose for our trials right where we are. Sometimes the only way the godless with see and hear about Jesus is by watching us go through trials that they know they could not go through, so the inner power of Christ in us can become visible through us.
We are living in a moment in history where it’s imperative for the Church to rise up and call out to God so He can bring back truth in our borders. We might not be in a position of the greatest strength but we have access to God and authority in prayer to move His hand against the powers of darkness. It’s vital for us to pray for personal victory, courage and mercy. It’s time to get back to God’s house and get back to the prayer meeting.
When God wants to bring about revival He looks for someone empty so He can fill them. Sometimes it takes a season of unanswered prayer to produce a cry in our heart for the miraculous. Today, take a moment to ask God to fill you with new life so that what He does inside of you can bring Him Glory.
We are called to be a visible expression of who God is to our generation by letting God show His wisdom, power and grace through us. If we are going to honor Christ we must be fully yielded to His will to let Him guide us so that the “desires of Christ” in us might be fulfilled. As we simply behold the victory of Christ we will be enabled to let go of our regrets as well as our successes and we will be empowered to lay hold of God’s divine plan for our life.
The beauty of the Christian life is that in our weakness a power beyond our deepest hope suddenly becomes known to us. God is not looking for the power or wisdom of man, He is looking for a people He is able to lead and empower them by His Spirit. When we walk in our own reasoning we will end up defending an enemy we should have defeated. It’s when we finally discover how weak we are apart from God that we are the perfect candidates for the power of God. God wants our obedience, He wants us to pray and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.
