Fasting is going to be an essential part of our prayers for Arcadia High School. Without petition through fasting I do not believe we will see God move in the ways in which He desires to move on our campus. Throughout Scripture fasting is used as a sacrificial form of prayer warfare, which produces results available in no other way. It is this sacrifice that God is asking of His people who desire to see Him move on our campus.
This will be a fast similar to the one written about in Ezra chapter eight. Its purpose will be threefold.
Guidance – For God to show us the right path. That we would know His heart for Arcadia High and continuously walk in His will.
Assistance – For God to send His “reinforcements”. That He would guard our hearts from all evil and constantly fill us with the Holy Spirit so that we may be sustained by Him alone.
Substance – For God to guard our possessions and take back the land. That He would not allow the enemy to steal our worship and intercession and that He would trample sin under His foot and take Arcadia High back for His Kingdom.
The fast will be an all food fast, liquids only. God is calling for a people that will do whatever it takes to see His glory fall upon the Earth.
Let me know if you are able to join in this prayer and fast chain. You can leave a comment or talk to me whenever you get the chance. Please let me know as soon as possible, we want to get this going as soon as possible. God Bless.
Friday, February 24, 2006
The Waiting Room
Waiting on the Lord. It is one of the most difficult things to do as a follower of Jesus Christ. Knowing that He is always there, hearing our prayers, even when we don't feel Him can be pretty difficult to accept sometimes. We know He is always there, that He's always listening, but when we don't get stirred, when God doesn't tap into our emotions, sometimes it hurts. Our God is an emotional God, but that doesn't mean that He only works through emotion. We tend to think that if God doesn't make us all excited or if we aren't crying on the ground then His presence isn't there or He isn't moving. We look at these times with the Lord, the times that we don't feel His presence, and we call them "dry times". Beloved, this is a lie. God is always moving in our hearts, do not allow yourself to believe He isn't just because you don't feel it. With our feeble minds and feeble hearts we cannot always comprehend the way God moves in us. We can't always feel Him moving, nevertheless, every time we seek Him with our hearts, He is moving. Dry times only refers to emotional dryness, in that we can't feel God moving with our emotions, but that doesn't mean that He's just leaving us hanging. He's still doing something, and He's telling us to press in harder, He's beckoning us deeper into His Chambers. God is jealous for our love. Do not think of waiting on Him as a chore. Enjoy it! Know that God tests those whom He loves, and that He only wants to do work in our hearts in these times of waiting. He wants us to wait in His presence.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
What is it about Morning Prayer?
By waking up in the morning and sacrificing our time, and our sleep, and praying to God, we are showing Him our dedication. God honors our sacrifices to Him. He takes delight in the willingness of His people to get up there in the cold morning and pray to Him. When revival comes, and the people turn to the Lord, it will be DIRECTLY LINKED WITH MORNING PRAYER. Morning prayer may very well be the most important time we spend praying for our campus. More so than any ALLIES event, worship gathering, or evangelizing. I urge everyone to come if it is in any way possible, God will honor your sacrifice, and He will hear our prayers. This is important, and it is God's Will to move through these gatherings.
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