In Matthew 17, Jesus scolds the disciples for their lack of faith when they could not cast out a demon. Next, He reveals the biggest secret to maximum spiritual power – the state in which nothing would be beyond His followers’ reach: prayer AND FASTING.
mt.17.14-21 And when they came to the multitude, there came to Him a man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, ‘Sir, deal kindly with my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers miserably, for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water, and I brought him near to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.’
And Jesus answering said, ‘O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I bear you? bring him to me here;’ and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.
Then the disciples having come to Jesus by himself, said, ‘Why were we not able to cast him out?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘Through your lack of faith; for truly I say to you, if you may have faith as a grain of mustard, you shall say to this mountain, Remove now to that place over there, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you, and this kind doth not go forth except in prayer AND FASTING.’ Young’s Literal Translation (modified slightly to modernize language)
What if every Bible-preaching Pastor in America got inspired to lead His congregation to pray AND FAST for America? What kind of revival, renewal, spiritual awakening might we witness if this were to happen? It is my dream, my hope!
What if every Bible-believing, spirit-filled Christian became motivated to seek the Lord in prayer AND FASTING for our country? If we did this, how different would our nation be in a month, a year, 5 years?
What if every church or Christian who is currently asleep woke up and surrendered to God the Father and asked the Holy Spirit to fill them, then learned to pray AND FAST for our home, God’s land? Just because this nation has a growing amount of spiritual rebellion does not revoke the fact it was His. It is still God’s land, but she is getting further away from Him with each passing year.
My earnest plea, wish and sincere desire, is for this country to be MADE HIS AGAIN. For that is the only path to making her great again.
Please share with anyone who has ears to hear. God bless you, and God bless America!
[Do not fast if you have health issues that would prevent it. Consult with a doctor if you are not sure.]
FAITH AND FASTING 