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Did you know there is a time when God will not see or respond to your fast? What does the scripture say about this? Let's read in Isaiah 58. True Fasting “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of …
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There is no substitute for prayer in the Christian life. When I reflect on my life, there were many wilderness times where (other than very basic daily prayers and half-hearted requests), I wasn't all-in in pursuing the Lord. But, when we seek the Lord, we will find him, when we seek for him with all …
Continue reading "21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for our Children and Grandchildren – Day 10 On Edge"
We have arrived at day 8 of our travail of fasting and prayer for our children and grandchildren. I hope you are prayerfully approaching your fast and what level God wants you to participate in. God may lead you to abstain from junk food and sugar. He may have you fasting 1 meal today and …
Mighty fortresses seem impenetrable. Everyone who traveled past the city of Jericho could see how tightly shut up the city was. Jericho was the fortress of safety for Canaan. All of the surrounding towns would have come into Jericho for protection against the massive ranks of Israel's soldiers amassing on the border. The children of …
...forgiveness brings peace and life. Forgiveness is casting all our cares upon Jesus, because he cares for us. Forgiveness is releasing someone from our judgement and not allowing their weaknesses or sin to ferment inside of our souls, to make us drunk on the bitter wine of hatred. When we fast and pray, we need to make walking in forgiveness a priority. Cleanse your soul from all anger.
When Daniel prayed and fasted for 21 days, he refrained from choice foods and wine. This prayer set into motion things in the spirit realm that were not resolved until the end of the 21 days of fasting. Seeking the Lord in spiritual battle for someone's soul can require patiently waiting on the Lord by faith.
This 21 day fast will be dedicated to God's protection and deliverance of our children and grandchildren. In scripture, we can see a pattern of the enemy's hatred for our children. Satan comes to kill, steal and destroy the next generation spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically. God's heart is for our children and grandchildren is to walk with him and to know him. God wants our children to stand in victory and to be wholly devoted to him.
Before Jesus went to the cross, he disclosed to his disciples that Satan had an audience with Almighty God and asked to sift them as wheat. So much was getting ready to happen - the disciples had no idea what they were about to face. But Jesus did and he was warning them. In the …
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Sometimes pain can come on in an unexpected moment, such as when you step barefoot onto a sharp object, or when you suddenly lose a loved one. Other times, the pain is a deep ache of an old injury that resurfaces with a change in weather - or when your past emotional pain is triggered …
What have you been waiting on the Lord for? A breakthrough? Healing? Deliverance from an oppressive situation? Our need and our pain reveal a greater glory that we were created for. Hunger suggests that we were created for food. Exhaustion says that we were created for rest and strength. Loneliness calls that we have a …
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