On November 1st, we're launching daily prayer in many high schools across the Kansas City area. We will have daily prayer for revival returned to our schools for an entire month (and beyond)! This is an amazing shift, not only because of what will happen in our schools but because of what will take place in the heavens. When God's people give themselves to the place of prayer, the heavens are moved! While we consecrate ourselves to prayer for this month of November, I want to offer up a further opportunity that we have to move the heavens during this time.
Read Daniel 10. Daniel gave himself to the place of fasting, and his fasting effected the heavens. Daniel set his face to fast until the breakthrough came (which ended up being 21 days) and while the answer had been given since day one, it took 21 days of contending to receive it. Not only that, but the angel appears to Daniel, the man of fasting, and calls him "highly esteemed" of heaven (3 times)! If we want to think in a heavenly mindset and we want to see a real shift, we need to give ourselves to this place of fasting.
Isaiah 58 speaks so well of fasting. Read it, and understand the heart of fasting. Giving ourselves to this place brings us to Isaiah 58:8-9:
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
Joel 2 is another prime example where the people of God are called to fasting and to the repentance of their apathy. We are at such a moment in our day during this month of consecrated prayer. I want to encourage you to take up a fast starting on November 1st. Maybe you do it for 21 days, maybe you do it for the entire month. Maybe you fast one meal a day, or you fast meats and sweets, or Dr. Pepper (I'm talking to myself). It is up to you. All I ask is that we give ourselves to a concentrated time of contending for breakthrough.
Many students will not only start daily prayer in their school this November, but they'll launch a school-wide fast. Join with us during this time of consecration and contend in fasting for the breakthrough of salvation in our schools.
Visit www.kcstudentmissions.com/30daysofprayer and click on "Resources" for practical wisdom regarding fasting.
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