Calling to a time of fast and prayer!

 Why do we fast and pray?

1.   To “harness” the power of prayer.

2.   “Harness” means to bind; to couple; to manage; to be yoked together; to be connected.

3.   When we pray, we invite the Holy Spirit to come next to us so that we can be yoked together.  Rom. 8:26-27.  With His “dunamis” (dynamic power) we can conquer everything in every situation in belief.

4.   Prayer also brings “fellowship” with the Father to a new dimension of intimacy in the believer’s life and into an exciting new walk with God. Tiredness disappears and your heart fires up for the Lord and his Kingdom. Rev. 3:15-16.

Proposed prayer times:

• Mornings (even just for 5 min; if possible 1 hour) Acts. 3:1
• Afternoons (lunch times; 5min – 25 min). Alone or with your staff or any member or friend.
• Evenings (5 min – 1 hour) Alone or with your family.

NB! Nothing is rigid – remember prayer flows out of relation.
Be aligned with the Holy Spirit to pray continuously. Ef. 6:18

The power of prayer life is established through:

• The way we approach God.
• The acceptance of His Word.
• The application of His Word.

Approach:

• In humble dependence.
• With a prepared honest and discerned heart before the Lord.  With the help of the Holy Spirit we can identify and confess areas of negativity, death, criticism, offence, bitterness, unforgiveness, fear etc.
• Take a moment to thank the Lord for His love and faithfulness; thankfulness begins with knowing that we belong to Him. Thanksgiving and honour goes hand in hand and worshipping flows out of it. (Worship: worth-ship). (Ps 100).
• Now is the time to open your heart for insight and prayer

NB! Your fears and thoughts will give you a hard time, but remember that it is in His power that we conquer. (Zec 4:6  This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.

Remember we pray for: 

“Insight” to know what we/you must do, like Israel.1 Chron. 12:32.

The Lord is and stays the “true and faithful Shepherd” and He will lead us through “dark times” and even in the night, there is a place of protection and provision in Him.

Proposed areas of prayer:

• Crime activities in Pinetown area.
• Campus ministries and its leaders
• Campus partners
• Restoration of Passion for God in peoples lives
• Campus finances

NB! The Lord’s question to us is very simple:

CAN A NATION RETURN TO THE LORD?

If your answer is “YES”, then you have to ask the Lord which part you can to play.

2Ch 7:14 AMP  If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Keep a diary of what you hear from the Lord and experience and live the blessing thereof.

Please share with us what you received from the Lord.