CALIFORNIA 40 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING continued....

"HOLINESS and PURITY ATTEND TRUE REVIVAL" - Please join in prayer below

Prayer and fasting have always been associated with revival and personal purity. One whose soul cries out and hungers for more of God will hunger less for the world.

The first instance in the new church concerning fasting and prayer is in Acts Chapter 9. Paul, who was then known as Saul, was persecuting Christians. He was on the road to the city of Damascus to destroy Christians when he was confronted by the living Christ. He was blinded by a bright light and fell off his horse. His physical eyes were blinded so his spiritual eyes could begin to see truth. Acts 9:8 says "His eyes were opened and he saw no one." Christ spoke to him and  revealed the truth about his life and the error of his ways. Paul cried out "Lord, what do you want me to do?" The Lord spoke to him and said 'Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what to do." Scripture tells how Saul was led to the city and waited there blindly, for three days without food or water. Paul changes from a man who is self-sufficient and self-driven to a man whose life depends on hearing the next word from God's mouth. Hearing from God was truly more important then any nourishment the world could offer. Could it be that fasting and prayer were the secret to keeping the experience of the Upper Room alive? Like Paul, the disciples learned that hearing the next word from God was more important than earthly food. They could go without food but not without His word.

How desperate are we to hear from God in our spiritual lives? Are we self-sufficient and self-driven so that we are satisfied with our religion that is void of true spiritual power? Do we value hearing from Him above all else? Jesus, speaking of the power of His Word, prayed for His disciples "They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth, Your Word is truth." (John 17: 16, 17)  Here is the basic truth to sustain all true revival. There must be a hunger for the Word of God and revelation of truth. It is God's truth that sanctifies us and makes us holy when applied by the Holy Spirit to the life. It is the acid test for self proclaimed revival meetings. Is there a hunger for Truth? We are told, those who hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled.  Hallelujah!

Prayer Adventure:
Why not try applying the acid test to your Christianity. Take a day and fast and pray for more revelation of truth in your life. Ask God to meet you with what you are to do next in your life as He did with Paul. Ask Him to put a great hunger in you to hear what He has for you. Seek Him with all your heart like Paul and you will find yourself hungering after more of  Him than the world.

"Precious Heavenly Father, may You and Your Word rule and reign in our lives, in our nation forevermore!  We bind the lies of the enemy and we call forth TRUTH, in Jesus' Name!  We pray the Holy Spirit would plant a seed of desire to know You more.  Open our ears to Your Word, open our eyes to see only what You want us to see.  We pray for Your Light to SHINE throughout this great nation, on every issue, on every candidate so that TRUTH would be revealed.  We love You and we proclaim 'Our choice is YOU, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, our God, amen."