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.
21 Days of Fasting and Prayer for Children and Grandchildren – Day 1
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.
What is Lent?
Valentine's Day is the beginning of the Lenten season. While many people do not celebrate Lent, billions of people around the world enter into a time of fasting. What is Lent? It is a time period of 40 days leading up to Resurrection Sunday where Christians reflect on Christ's sacrifice with sacrifices of their own. …
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 40 -Strength to Stand in Suffering
"I feel I have a divine mandate to go and tell the people of this world that it is possible to be strong in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are in training for the tribulation, but more than sixty percent of the Body of Christ across the world has already entered into the tribulation. There is no way to escape it. We are next." Corrie Ten Boom
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 37 – Hearing the Voice of the Lord Part 3
The Peace of Wisdom I am writing this 3rd part in the series of hearing from the voice of the Lord on September 19th, day 2 of the Feast of Trumpets. There are fires in CA, Washington State and Oregon, a tropical depression coming up on the Gulf Coast, following a Cat 2 hurricane, which …
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40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 33 – God is Just
Let's talk about Lot. I've been feeling a lot like Lot recently. Now, there are a lot of unsavory things about Lot in Genesis- if you don't know who he is, he is the nephew of Abraham who moved to Sodom and Gomorrah because it was located in a beautiful, lush valley. Yet, we read …
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40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 20- Calling the Weak Strong
Congratulations! You've made it half way there! If you started at the beginning with us, you have fasted for 20 days. Praise the Lord for his goodness and mercy on us. If the middle of your fast, you may be feeling tired or uncertain. God may be bringing things up and stirring things up in …
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40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 17 – Forgiveness and Unity
Friends, we are in the last day of August- August 31. As we go into the fall and trials are heating up in our nation and world- we must reaffirm our commitment to press into the throne of grace with worship, prayer, repentance and fasting. Some of you may have been watching and praying with …
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40 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 16- Open Our Eyes, Lord!
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by bad news or surrounded by evil? When we are in a battle, it can feel like we are already defeated. But, as believers in Jesus, we aren't fighting for a victory, but from a place of victory.
Reading the Signs of the Times- (and surviving them!)
All this time at home has me thinking. For years, I have been looking for the words to speak on and/or write about the conundrum facing the church in our times. My soul has felt unsettled for years, perhaps even a little disturbed, concerning what I can only describe as bad "weather" approaching. The Pharisees …
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