My 21-day Journey
FASTING AND PRAYER
Devotional
By Jentezen Franklin
... Day 4: Target Your Prayers
Paul. Said the weapons of our warfare are “mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:4 KJV). And such weapons need to be honored to properly hit the target. In Matthew 17, the disciples were frustrated because they could not cast the demon out of the boy. Jesus explained, “This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting” (vs. 21 NKJV). Among other things, fasting helps you to focus and target your prayers more effectively.
On your fourth day of fasting, remember:
Pray and stay in God’s Word
Drink lots of water
Listen as you pray
Record His response to your prayers
Physical and Spiritual Effects:
You begin to settle into the fast
Cravings begin to subside
Your body begins ridding itself of toxins
Headaches should subside
Thoughts for your Journal:
Is there any healing that you need physically?
What are the needs in your family right now?
Prayer Focus Day 4: Intercessors
You are a spiritual “gatekeeper” in your home, your family, your city. Your intercessory prayers for these areas help maintain a wall of protection against demonic attacks. Interceding is intervening, or stepping in on behalf of another. Even people who would never speak to you in person have no defense against your prayers. Your prayers can go in the bars. Your prayers can go into the crack-houses. Your prayers can go anywhere. E.M. Bounds said, “Prayers outlive the lives of those that utter them.” Spend today focusing on your own intercessory prayer life, praying for other intercessors, and that God would raise up more intercessors. We need prayers that will outlive our generation!
FASTING AND PRAYER
Devotional
By Jentezen Franklin
... Day 4: Target Your Prayers
Paul. Said the weapons of our warfare are “mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:4 KJV). And such weapons need to be honored to properly hit the target. In Matthew 17, the disciples were frustrated because they could not cast the demon out of the boy. Jesus explained, “This kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting” (vs. 21 NKJV). Among other things, fasting helps you to focus and target your prayers more effectively.
On your fourth day of fasting, remember:
Pray and stay in God’s Word
Drink lots of water
Listen as you pray
Record His response to your prayers
Physical and Spiritual Effects:
You begin to settle into the fast
Cravings begin to subside
Your body begins ridding itself of toxins
Headaches should subside
Thoughts for your Journal:
Is there any healing that you need physically?
What are the needs in your family right now?
Prayer Focus Day 4: Intercessors
You are a spiritual “gatekeeper” in your home, your family, your city. Your intercessory prayers for these areas help maintain a wall of protection against demonic attacks. Interceding is intervening, or stepping in on behalf of another. Even people who would never speak to you in person have no defense against your prayers. Your prayers can go in the bars. Your prayers can go into the crack-houses. Your prayers can go anywhere. E.M. Bounds said, “Prayers outlive the lives of those that utter them.” Spend today focusing on your own intercessory prayer life, praying for other intercessors, and that God would raise up more intercessors. We need prayers that will outlive our generation!
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