I am sure some of you have heard of the Christian group called PFR…aka Pray For Rain. I was thinking about that last night and I thought of another use for that acronym. P.F.R.”Pray, Fast, Read the Word. In order to be successful in our walk with God, these are the things we need practice daily. Great things begin to happen in the lives of those who take time to pray, fast and read/study the Word of God on an every day basis. Because, the closer you get to God, the more power that begins to work in your life to mold you and make you into a useful vessel for Him.
We hear it all the time. But, I know that I have been guilty of not praying, fasting and reading the Word enough. But, if we could only come to the realization of the Power of God that we unleash into our lives when we do these things.
A good example of the power of prayer is in James 5:17- NIRV, "Elijah was just like us. He prayed hard that it wouldn't rain. And it didn't rain on the land for three and a half years. Then he prayed again. That time it rained. And the earth produced its crops." Elijah prayed for the rain to stop and then he prayed for it to rain again. God answered his prayers. But, the thing in this verse that popped out at me was that this version says that Elijah was like us. He loved God, sought him and prayed. In James 5:16b KJV, it says, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." Our zealous and "on fire" prayers SHALL produce the appropriate result! There is power in prayer!
Matthew 17:20-21 KJV says, “And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” The word howbeit means besides. You want to see great things happen? You want to see those walls come down and revival spring forth in your life? Pray & fast.
Luke 24:45 says, “Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.” How did Jesus do this? He read the the Word in such a way that it helped them get their thoughts together and understand what the scriptures were telling them. That is what reading and studying the Word of God does. It helps us get our thoughts together and understand what we need to do to live for God. 2 Timothy 2:15 says, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” When you study something, you read it, you begin to grasp and comprehend it and you memorize it. Like it says in Psalm 119:11, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Hide the Word of God deep in your heart like it is the great treasure in the world! Cherish it!
I am SO thankful for the prayer time that connects us to the ultimate power source…and for the time of fasting that breaks our will and gets us into a mind set of His will…and for the Word of God that can lead us and help us to become all that we can be for HIM! ♥
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