Biblia

26 PRAY WITH FASTING TO SEE DELIVERANCE.

26 PRAY WITH FASTING TO SEE DELIVERANCE.

However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

     —Matthew 17:21

Prayer applies God’s power and healing to the situation. Fasting applies our attention and focus.

Pray centers our mind on God. Fasting takes our mind off of our needs and fixes our minds on His needs.

Prayer surrenders wants. Fasting lets go of wants and cries out for what God desires.

Prayer seeks, knocks and asks. Fasting receives, opens and answers. In fasting, I deny myself physical food in order to receive spiritual food, i.e. the bread of life. In fasting, I unlock the inner chambers of my heart to open myself to all the light and revelation God wants me to have. In fasting, I cease asking God questions and I begin answering God’s inquiries of me.

In prayer, I connect with God. Prayer is like plugging in a power cord. Fasting, like turning on the switch, releases the power to change me and those around me.

Prayer takes me up from earth to heaven; fasting brings heaven to earth. Fasting empties me of earth so that heaven might fill me.

Prayer vacates my soul of self so that fasting can produce such hunger and thirst for God that nothing but God can satisfy.

Prayer digs the well. Fasting keeps the well cleaned out.

Lord,

Give me a willingness to pray and fast, a humility to receive what that will bring, and obedience to do whatever it takes to follow Your Spirit. Amen.