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Title: The fruit of prayer with fasting.
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen?
to loose the bands of wickedness,
to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye break every yoke?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
and thine health shall spring forth speedily:
and thy righteousness shall go before thee;
the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.” Isaiah 58:6, 8 KJV.
It is critical for the child of God to understand that sometimes you need to seek the Lord God in prayer with fasting,
which is abstaining from food and drink for the purpose of seeking God
and breaking through spiritual barriers.
Fasting draws us closer to God allowing you to hear from Him more clearly
when it is critical to receive specific instructions from Him (Ezra 8:21).
Fasting is also critical for breaking down the power of the enemy satan in the name of Jesus Christ,
to loose people from demonic forces of wickedness,
to undo heavy burdens, to let oppressed go free and break every joke of the enemy.
Remember Jesus Christ fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before being tempted by satan. (Matthew 4:1-2).
When His disciples failed to cast a demon spirit,
He told them such demons go not away except by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21).
In Daniel 10:12-13 we read of how an answer to prayer was intercepted by a demon called the prince of Persia
and Daniel fasted for 21 days and finally obtained his breakthrough.
The apostle Paul says he fasted often (2 Corinthians 11:27).
Esther and the Jews fasted for three days and three nights before the deliverance
of the Jews in Shushan (Esther 4:16).
Point of reflection:
The Almighty God honours your prayer with fasting.
He says when you pray with fasting for yourself and others
your light will break forth as the morning,
your health, spiritual and physical will spring forth steadily,
your righteousness will go before you
and the glory of God will be your rear guard- will cover your back.
In other words God will put His glory upon you.
Glory be to God forevermore.
If you desire this-
Call for action:
Pick a day of the week (like today) when you will omit breakfast,
lunch and afternoon tea to call upon God for the deliverance and salvation of souls in your own nation.
Give us feedback of your experience. Fasting is a spiritual exercise and therefore needs to be done in faith.
Remember your body gets used to fasting- the more often you do it
the less onerous it becomes and the more fulfilling it will get.
If you have medical conditions requiring medications- you may need medical counsel.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father as we come together in corporate prayer for Planet Earth,
we bring every nation before you and we cry for salvation of souls,
we command the enemy satan, in the name of Jesus Christ
to let the people of God go free to serve the living God.
We bring before you those regions of the world with wars and conflict-
we ask for peace and break the demons of blood-shed.
We pray for regions with disasters, hunger, disease and other humanitarian crises-
we ask for bowls of mercy to move your people to intervene.
We break every demonic force in the name of Jesus Christ.
We ask you Father to move by your Spirit across Planet Earth.
As your word is preached- confirm your word with signs following
and undeniable miracles in the name of Jesus Christ.
We bring before you national leaders and ask for your wisdom as they make decisions
so that your people may lead quiet and peacable lives in all godliness and honesty.
We ask in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Additional Resources:
Https://Planetministries.org.uk/message/turningsituationaround/youneedtobefilledwiththeHolySpirit
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievement
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingredemption
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The Year in Focus: Best wishes for the New Year 2024, the Year of the Builder of the House of God. The year in which Almighty God is releasing the grace you need to complete the work He has started in your life.
Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ-increasing your reach, teaching and making disciples, building lives in Jesus Christ
as you pray and intercede for salvation of souls and for boots on the ground, as we give
substance to build physical churches across the nations.
This grace is powered by the seven fold anointings of the dominion of the Christ; The Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Wisdom, The Spirit of Knowledge,
The Spirit of Understanding (Revelation), the Spirit of Might, the Spirit of Counsel and the Spirit of the Obedient and Reverential Fear of the Lord.
In this year the Lord is declaring: "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by power or by might but by my Spirit says the Lord of Hosts.
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And He shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of grace, grace to it.'" Zechariah 4:6-7.
You have been laying a foundation, but now is the time to complete the building. You need to tackle obstacles, whatever form or nature they come.
Your weapons are: a) Constantly releasing the grace of God, the favour of Almighty God, releasing the help of God. See also Acts 26:22-23.
b) Releasing the word of God, standing on His promises- not by power or by might but by My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts. Speak God's faithfulness;
God's victory over the enemy, God's blessing upon your life- as you work for God you are a blessed person. (Numbers 23:8, 19-21; Isaiah 46:9-11; Isaiah 14:24-26, Psalms 89:1-35).
c) Allow the continual working of the Holy Spirit upon your life. Make the Holy Spirit your companion, your Helper, Comforter, Standby, Guide, Intercessor, Advocate, Counselor, Strengthner
What you need to know:
1. Almighty God desires you to finish the work He has started through you.
In this year Almighty God is releasing for you the grace to complete what he has started through you. He says "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation stone of this temple,
His hands shall also finish it." Zechariah 4:9.
The foundation has been laid and now is time to finish the building.
Jesus said: “It is finished.”John 19:20. He was a finisher, He finished.
Apostle Paul of Tarsus, said “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:7. He ran and finished. So did the other apostles and the other believers.
2. You need continuous cry for grace from the fullness of Jesus Christ (John 1:16), you need grace and peace to be multiplied to you (1 Peter 1:1-2). See also 1Timothy 6:12.
3. Remember the race is completed at the finishing line.
What you need to understand:
1. Almighty God accomplishes His mission by the operation of the seven fold anointings of dominion which declares: Not by power nor by might but by My Spirit says the Lord, who are you O great mountain, before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! Zechariah 4:6-7.
2. While you need all seven candles burning, in this year the spearhead cry is the Spirit of Revelation. That God in Jesus Christ may reveal Himself to you, and that He may reveal the plans He has for you, to you, that He may reveal to you the path you need to take to reach your intended destination.
Activities of 2024: where the rubber hits the road:
a) Cry for Almighty God to reveal Himself to you. In Jeremiah 33:3 He says: Call into Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things,
(hidden and fenced in things) you do not know. (AMP) Let Him reveal to you the excellence of the knowledge of Jesus Christ. (Phillipians 3:8-10, Ephesians 1:15-22)
b) Cry for God to reveal to you the things He has prepared for you, the future He has prepared for you, the plan He has for you:
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who fear Him.”
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10.
c) Cry grace for holiness- you need to be in His presence. Seek holiness without which no man shall see God. (Hebrews 12:14). Seeing God here is experiencing Him. See also Matthew 5:8; Leviticus 11:44-45
d) Cry grace for building the house of God- grace for witnessing Jesus Christ, ministering and building up people, grace for intercessory prayer,
grace to be a faithful steward of substance, the mysteries of God and the time God has given to you.
e) Be word conscious- this is the word of God to Zerubbabel asking who are you O great mountain, before Zerubbabel you shall be a plain.
Whatever obstacle may standing on your way, be it financial. human instruments or circumstantial- declare the word and command it to become a plain.
f) Be Holy Spirit conscious- the seven candles are powered by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ said I will not leave you helpless, comfortless or orphaned,
but I will give you another Helper, Comforter, Standby, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthner, Counselor, Guide and Teacher that He may remain with you forever. (John 14:15- 18 AMP).
g) Be in prayer- pray for the servants of God, pray all manner of prayers.
In this year you need to move to a higher intensity of prayer, a higher gear in your prayer life. See also Ephesians 6:18.
We love you as we invite you to be counted among the builders of the house of God in 2024 and beyond. As you move to your finishing line,
as you put on your own capstone with shoutings of grace, grace to it. We are praying for you and wish you a 2024 filled with the victory that comes from God.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
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