Fast, Pray And Minister To The Lord! Saturday, December 27th . Pastor Chris As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them (Acts 13:2). When you take out time to fast and pray, and minister to the Lord, you discipline your flesh in submission to the Word. This makes your spirit more receptive to God’s Spirit, breaking down the resistance of your human senses, thus aiding your spirit to pray more correctly. Fasting also positions you rightly for God’s Word to come to you. God may have been speaking to you, but you may not have picked His signals. But when you fast and pray, your spirit is conditioned to receive the guidance and direction He’s giving you about your job, finances, family, academics, the future, something that’s dear to you or that you’re interested in. Learn to apply the principle in Acts 13; dont stop at fasting and praying, also learn to minister to the Lord. In the church at Antioch, there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Lucius, and Manaen, including Paul. The Bible says, “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said…” (Acts 13:2). Notice that they didn’t have to cry, “Lord, speak to us; we want to hear your voice; speak!” No. They just ministered to Him and He spoke. It’s that simple. This is God’s will and purpose: He desires to talk to you personally and to have you understand Him clearly. He wants to do that for you more than you want it. The truth is, He’s been doing it. But when your spirit is clouded with other matters, you can’t hear Him clearly. That’s the reason for fasting. We don’t fast so God can hear our prayers, or so we can convince Him to do something for us. Fasting helps to position you where His Word can come to you, lift you, energize you, and position you to be in sync with His perfect will. PRAYER Dear Father,I thank you for the opportunity to fast, pray and minister to you and condition my spirit to receive visions of the glorious future you’ve prepared for me, visions of guidance, and visions of the Kingdom. I walk in absolute victory and dominion in the coming year, knowing you’ve already perfected all that concerns me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. Further Study: Acts 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. ; John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: ; Acts 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. Daily Scripture Reading 1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 19:1-10, Zechariah 7-8 2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Revelation 20:1-15, Zechariah 9-10 Im sure you were blessed by todays message from the Rhapsody of Realities devotional. You can get yours for this month, by subscribing via this link below: mandate.rhapsodyofrealities.org/form/subscribe_for_ror.php?rid=RMN000007346 While subscribing, you can type in this ID code: RMN000007346 when needed. Thanks! Also, if you know youre not born again & you want to give your life to Christ, then Ill want you say this short prayer of Salvation below: O Lord God, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ. Your Word says,. . . whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Acts 2:21). I ask Jesus to come I to my heart to be the Lord of my life. I receive eternal life into my spirit and according to Romans 10:9,That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved, I declare that I am saved; I am born again; I am a child of God! I no have Christ dwelling in me and greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world(1 John 4:4)! I now walk in the consciousness of my new life in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah! Congratulations & welcome to Gods family. Do attend a Bible believing church to continue in your Christain faith! Seasons Greetings!
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:01:51 +0000
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