Powerful Answers To Prayer

 I've had extremely successful, powerful answers to prayer and intimacy with Jesus during my 20 years experience of fasting.  Twice I've been on 40 day fasts. Moses, Jesus, and Elijah too are recorded as undertaking 40 day fasts.  What power was released.

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 Jesus withstood the onslaught of the devils temptations during His 40 day fast.  The only Human Being who would not cow tow to Satan and sin was Jesus.  He secured our freedom from sin and death when He died on the cross for our sins.  He conquered death for us.  He rose again the third day just as God had foretold in the Sacred Scriptures, our bibles.  He purchased our souls for God so that we will have the right to enter heaven.  Not because we are good enough.  But that Jesus was good enough.  So we enter through Him.  This is called "imputed righteousness."  What's the secret?  How do we get to heaven?  Peter says:  AND EVERYONE WHO CALLS UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD (JESUS) WILL BE SAVED. (Acts 2:21)

Jesus our Lord has instructed us to fast.  He expects it of us.  This is what He said when He walked the earth 2,000 years ago.  "BUT SOMEDAY THE  GROOM  WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM , AND THEN THEY WILL FAST." (Mark 2:20 NLT)  The groom is Jesus, He was taken away from us at the ascension.  You see, Jesus, our Master simply expects us to fast.  We must be obedient.  If we love Him, He says we will obey Him. (Jn. 14:15)  Fasting is not optional.

One 40 day fast literally blew me away!  Intimacy with the Trinity was literally out of this world.  I saw th glory of God ans the One Who sits on the throne a lot  like John on Patmos saw Him in Revelation 4,5. Once a week 24 hour fasts are a piece of cake.  The early church used to practice fasting twice a week.  They were effective for Christ, spreading the gospel.

3 day fasts are important  when power or answered prayer is desperately needed.  

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We can trust our God in heaven.  Jesus flows His mercy to us,His grace carries us, and His forgiveness wipes away our past, our mistakes, our unrighteousness. I praise Him.  His love is unfathomable, a powerful river we're all immersed in, that is us Christians.  Those of us who follow Jesus.  21 day fasts are sometimes mandatory when great need is seen.  Example:  Mercy on America. Daniel fasted 21 days when he saw read from Jeremiah that it was time for Jerusalem to be reinhabited.   7 and 10 day fasts are also important.  I'm not saying this to brag, just the opposite, this is important instruction for the times we are entering.  Missler says that tough times are right on the horizon.  So, in my personal opinion, fasting and prayer is mandatory in these last days, perilous times.

Prayer and fasting is nothing new.  We are simply obeying our Master, and returning to our Biblical roots. I guess you'd call spiritual disciplines.  But its fun, the rewards are great.

 Here is Jesus instructions for our fastings:  "THEN WHEN YOU FAST DON'T LOOK LIKE THOSE MISERABLE PLAY ACTORS!  FOR THEY DELIBERATELY DISFIGURE THEIR FACES SO THAT PEOPLE MAY SEE THEY ARE FASTING.  BELIEVE ME, THEY HAVE HAD ALL THEIR REWARD.  NO, WHEN YOU FAST, BRUSH YOUR HAIR, AND WASH YOUR FACE SO THAT NOBODY KNOWS YOU ARE FASTING- LET IT BE A SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FATHER.  AND YOUR FATHER WHO KNOWS ALL SECRETS WILL REWARD YOU."  (Mt. 6:16-18 Phillips)