Fasting and prayer is a spiritual device for supernatural empowerment.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. (Luke 4:14)
After His forty days of praying and fasting in the wilderness, we see Jesus return in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. Hewas supernaturally empowered for His messianic ministry of saving the world from their sins, and His fame spread round about the region. The Psalmist could also only be empowered after fasting and prayer (Ps. 63:1-2).
You have easy access to striking revelations through fasting and prayers. "Then shall thy light break forth as the morning" (Isa. 58:8). Jeremiah 33:3 also says:
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Mysteries in God's Word are revealed to you as you engage the combined forces of prayer and fasting. You, like Daniel have asked so many questions,' but have not received because there are oppositions blocking them (2 Cor. 4:4)
So, you need to wait on God in a fast, for the breaking forth of His light upon you.
You are also guaranteed sound health..."And thine health shall spring forth speedily.." (Isa. 58:8). Fasting and prayers takes care of your health and that of your family. Many ignorant of this truth, that's why they always give excuses for not being able to fast. You better voluntarily engage in spiritual fasts, before doctors place you on compulsory fasts at the hospitals when your health fails.
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The hold of sin over your life is destroyed through fasting ."..Thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward" (Isa. 58:8). Fasting causes your righteousness to blossom and ensures that God's glory is revealed in your life. It also guarantees that every deadly habit challenging your destiny in Christ is removed (Zech. 3:1-5). You are empowered to "do" righteously and live right.
Speedy answers to prayer are also guaranteed when you engage in a God-ordained fast.
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. . .( Isaia58:9)
Fasting opens channels of communication and grants you direct access to God. What's more, it guarantees divine guidance.
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.( Isaiah 58:11)
Fasting is meant to enhance clarity of divine direction. God's guidance is what makes the journey great. So, no matter how gross the darkness, when the Lord is your shepherd, you shall not want and will not miss your steps. Though you pass through the valley of the shadow of death, you shall fear no evil, because divine presence guarantees divine guidance. And if God be for us who can be against us?
A spiritual access into your contested heritage in God is guaranteed you, as you become a repairer of the breach and a restorer of the paths to dwell in. Also, all your desired breakthroughs are delivered on this covenant platform (Isa. 58:12-14). Fasting gives you the spiritual power to overcome and subdue every act of wickedness against you and all that is yours (Isa. 58:6). No band of wickedness will remain in your life, because God has designed fasting to loose the bands of wickedness, undo the heavy burdens and let the oppressed go free. Everything weighing on your body, mind or spirit is taken off your life as you fast.
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When you start operating your life as commanded by God, He takes over your entire life affairs, putting you in command. It is only then that He will satisfy your soul in drought,
make fat thy bones and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. That talks of supernatural abundance. It is available when you hearken to His commandment to fast.
Note, however, that the fasting that guarantees all these benefits is the one conducted in love. You must operate in love in order to maximize the benefits of fasting. Let there be no bitterness or hatred in you, and your prayers will go up to God easy. With love, He will transform everything around your life and you will be released as a reformer to your generation.
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Fasting is a vital turning-point tool. God's turning-point agenda requires that we employ all spiritual forces contained in scriptures. Abundant benefits will be made manifest in your life now that you have coupled your faith with prayer and fasting. Your light will break forth out of obscurity, and whatever kind had hitherto resisted your demand must obey you now. You will have turnaround testimonies from henceforth as you engage in prayer and fasting, in Jesus' name!
