We have discussed in earlier posts that Jesus told His disciples that some things do not get taken care of except by prayer and fasting. Matthew 17:14-21.
If you are fasting for others, a loved one, a prodigal, someone dear to you for whatever reason…these battles of spiritual warfare will take dominion over the power of the enemy!
Ephesians 6:12 KJV. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Our fight is not with flesh and blood, or with people, but it is against the powers that influence people.
This is a spiritual battle, seen or unseen. We must have a disciplined prayer life and couple that with regular fasting!
Fasting breaks strongholds! It can literally set people free from the chains that bind them. But in order to do that, that strong man must be taken care of first.
“…Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.” Matthew 12:29 NIV.
Did you catch that verse? Jesus was speaking here explaining that the strong man is Satan and he has slaves that do his bidding and they keep people yoked, or bound, to wickedness. We must tie him up and bind him in Jesus’ name.
Then they will be able to come to God without hindrance.
But if the enemy has taken up residence in your house, you will not be able to help deliver others from the power he has over them! We must die out to sin DAILY. We cannot let sin “reign in our mortal bodies.” Playing around with sin, tempting God, flirting with the things of this world, one foot in and one foot out, all of these things hinder the power of the Holy Spirit in us. We won’t be able to help others because we are too weak to bind that strong man.
Remember, we saw in Daniel 10, when he was fasting for 21 days, that angels were loosed to fight on his behalf. They literally had to fight devils in order to get a word from God to Daniel. His prayer and fasting were shaking things up.
Prayers were answered; chains were broken.
So, what are you fasting, praying and believing God to do for you? Get that Bible out and start reading scripture out loud when you pray. Take authority in the Spirit and watch what happens while you are on this fast. You may face opposition…but keep pressing in and pressing on. The battle is the Lord’s; you are just clay in the Potter’s hands. He will take care of His own!
Remember as you fast, you are not on a diet; you’re are striving to be more like Jesus. Paul said, “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death…” Philippians 3:10 KJV.
God is well pleased as you sacrifice what is pleasurable to you on a daily basis.
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