adminHOWBEIT this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21). As learnt in our previous study, fasting helps us to get our spirits attuned to God. It doesn’t get God to listen to us; it gets us to listen to Him.
You may ask, “How does fasting help me in prayer?” In Matthew 26:41, Jesus said, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Fasting is a spiritual exercise; it’s a form of self-denial, where you’re able to subdue your flesh, subdue your appetites, to listen to the voice of the Spirit of God within you. Fasting strengthens your resolve and helps your focus, because praying is an act of communication where you’re talking to the Lord and, at the same time, listening to Him.
He desires to talk to you personally, and for you to understand Him clearly.
However, you can’t hear Him when your spirit is clouded with other things.
That’s the reason for fasting. As we journey into a new year, there are many things He’ll like to talk to you about.
It’s time to reposition yourself for greater manifestations of God’s Spirit in your life. Be excited at every opportunity you have to fast and pray, because it’s an opportunity to be repositioned for more.
PRAYER
They that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Therefore, Lord, as I minister to you in preparation for the coming year, I experience the supernatural release and influence of the Spirit in my life, and in all that I do. I’m guided, instructed and positioned for the next level of glory that you’ve planned for me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Joel 1:14 MSG Declare a holy fast, call a special meeting, get the leaders together, Round up everyone in the country. Get them into God’s Sanctuary for serious prayer to God. ||
|| Ezra 8:23 MSG So we fasted and prayed about these concerns. And he listened. ||
|| Acts 13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 20,
Zechariah 12-14
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 5:1-11, Ezra 8
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Rhapsody Of Realities is a daily devotional authored by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD.
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