Importance of Fasting
Fasting with prayer is promised to be very effective. Mass fasting in Nineveh brought great revival (Jonah 3:9, 10). It can happen again!
The mighty outpouring of the Spirit promised in the last days has begun. Praise God! However, we have not seen it in its fullness yet. We quote and claim the promise in Acts 2:16-21 and Joel 2:28-32: “It shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh…” It is important to note that fasting is mentioned three times before the original promise of the outpouring of the Spirit in Joel. Read: Joel 1:14 and Joel 2:12, 15.
It is God’s promise that He will pour out His Spirit and show signs and wonders. As we seek God with faith, it is imperative to sanctify ourselves by fasting, repenting, and confessing. When we fulfill our part, He will perform His promise.
A combination of the Word, fasting, prayer and praise can bring God’s miraculous intervention into a situation. At this ending of a year and beginning of a new one, let us “humble ourselves and pray” for:
- A genuine spiritual awakening among us and beyond us.
- God to manifest Himself in power among us.
- A fresh anointing, empowerment and protection on all of our pastors.
- Fresh fervor and faith for the harvest upon our evangelists.
- Our leadership to be more sensitive than ever before to the leading of the Holy Ghost.
- Our cities and communities to be touched and drawn to the manifest presence of God.
- The nations and cities of our world and those who labor there to be empowered and used mightily by God to bring His Kingdom on location.
- The United Pentecostal Church must be the “United Praying Church.” Become a part of the WNOP. Be a part of apostolic praying in one accord. Every church is requested to:
- Have a designated, “furnished” prayer room and dedicated prayer groups and prayer times.
- organize for someone to be in prayer and fasting for the pastor every day.
- Teach children to pray.
- Adopt specific missionaries (home and foreign) and leaders for consistent prayer, and let them know you are praying for them.
- Become a part of the Prayer Net by praying for the church and pastor directly north, south, east, and west of your church; one each week during every month of the year!
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