Monday, January 16, 2012

Fasting Day 2



Fasting makes the impossible possible – Jehoshaphat had an impossible enemy to battle, he became fearful but was able to defeat the enemy because he sought the Lord first Read the story today in 2 Chronicles 20.


The Pilgrims were a group of people who decided to work to return the church to the call of God it had left. They traveled to America to establish freedom of religion, in the process faced many hardships in their first few years in Massachusetts. During one of their most difficult seasons, the summer of 1623, 31-year-old governor, William Bradford called for a fast. For three months there had been no rain. Their corn crop was virtually nonexistent. They began fasting that morning to skies that were clear and bright. By evening much to their surprise and that of the Native Americans the sky clouded up and a gentle rain fell, nonstop, for two days. If it had come as a hard shower what was left of their crop would have washed away. Instead, it was a gentle rain that refreshed the Pilgrims, the Indians, and their crops. The rest of the season brought seasonal rains and warm weather giving them an abundance for their harvest.

Our second day would be a good day to begin praying for the impossible to be made possible. Some have attitudes or habits that need broken. Some have loved ones who need the Lord, others healing or financial breakthrough. Whatever the need begin to believe for the impossible to be made possible.

Pray today for:

The Senate of the United States
Choose another family from our church to lift up in prayer
Pray for another neighbor
Pray for those in our church who need a healing miracle
Pray for our Children’s church teachers and aides
Pray for that portion of the fruit of the Spirit that is “Joy”
Choose a country with a “B” name to pray for today (find out information by going to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

1 comment:

Joyce said...

Driving home from work today I was listening to a teaching cd (context was Psalm 24) and reflecting on Pastor Tim's words of spending extra time in prayer and how we will hear from God more clearly during this fasting time. Before I made it home, the Psalm took on new life in my heart and in my understanding... and I was incredibly blessed! Lift up your heads to Him - be part of the generation that seeks Him (v.6) - and the King of Glory WILL come in!!! God is SO willing to meet us.