Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Sunday 11 April 2021

Topic for Sunday 11: 4: 21:Spiritual benefits of fasting

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1Sam. 13, 1Sam. 14

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Matt. 17:14-21 

Memory verse:  Matthew 17:21

“Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting”

Motivational Quote:  Fasting is the fertilizer that gives our prayers nutrients and humble the activities.

Prophetic Word: Your God shall arise and honour your fasting and prayers, in the name of Jesus.

Jesus emphasised the importance of fasting to His disciples and all children of God. He made it clear that some levels of spiritual feats can only be attained with fasting and prayers. Hence, you need to raise your spiritual frequency above the usual in order to overcome some of the battles you are engaged in.

Fasting is one of the ways Christians empower and energise the spirit man. It purges, breaks and humbles the flesh (the old man) in the believer. It brings the body under subjection to the spirit man. It humbles the believer before God. It sanctifies his soul and spirit. When a believer fasts, he is telling God that He takes priority over his desires. Fasting is choosing God and denying oneself.

Beloved, fasting is no bribery; it does not change God. Rather, it changes us. It is one of the ways we consecrate ourselves in order to bring down the power of God upon our lives. It is a way to prepare you as a vessel for God and cleanse you for Him to use. Fasting keeps believers away from sin.

Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before he started His ministry (Matthew 4 :1- 3). Before embarking on any assignment, take your time to commit it into the hands of God with fasting and prayers. The people of Nineveh fasted and prayed in repentance when Jonah confronted them with their sins (Jonah 3:5).

David also fasted and prayed when Prophet Nathan confronted him with his sin (2 Samuel 12:16). You should be ready to do the same when confronted with the guilt of your sins. That is, repent and ask for forgiveness in prayers and fasting. Jehoshaphat declared a fast throughout Judah (2 Chronicles 20:3) and God gave him a miraculous victory. The disciples of Jesus and John the Baptist fasted.

It is amazing, that even the children of the devil know the importance of fasting. In Acts 23:12 – 16, there were forty men who took an oath and fasted to kill Apostle Paul. If the children of the devil could fast because they wanted to kill one man, the children of God should know and do better.

The good thing about fasting is that it brings us closer to God and increases our spiritual temperature if done in consecration and submission to His will. Please note, beloved brother and sister, let your fasting be done purposely in order to achieve the desired result.

PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Lord, help me to redefine my priorities to fit into Your will for my life, in the name of Jesus.

2. Fire of revival, enter into my bones, in the name of Jesus.

3. Holy Ghost fire, cleanse and purify my vessel, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING
4. Lord Jesus, make me a useable material in Your hand, in the name of Jesus.

5. I bind and destroy every instrument of spiritual laziness in my life, in the name of Jesus.

6. Every work of the flesh hindering my spiritual growth, die, in the name Jesus.

7. Father, open my eyes to my spiritual weaknesses and help me to overcome them, in the name of Jesus.

SPECIAL NOTE!

Beloved Reader, the sweetest way to enjoy all-round blessings from God in this Year 2021 is to make Jesus Christ your personal Lord & Saviour.  Remember! the Lord Jesus in John 3:3 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ye are born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of God.”

If you are ready to give your life to Christ Jesus, please pray the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I confess all my sin, have mercy on me, forgive me all my sin. Give me grace to go and sin no more. I invite You, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to ecounselling@mountainoffire.org, +234 (803) 078-0919 OR +234 (817) 363-1657.

Beware! this period we are in today brings fulfilment of this saying of Jesus Christ:
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold,” Matt 24:12.
Our prayer for all of us is: any power, any problem that will quench our love for God and His unfailing Word, Holy Ghost Fire will destroy and flush them away.

Good Day Beloved, Thank you for your patient with us. Thank you for all your comments, observations, feedbacks and time spent on this platform. We cherish your presence here.

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, & by the power in the Blood of Jesus, in thia year 2021 you will never be a victim to whatever calamity, affliction, flying around in the name of Jesus, Amen!

S P E C I A L N E W S!

MFM MEDICAL CENTRE inside Prayer City is now opened to all.

It is staffed with qualified medical professionals and well equipped to promote healthy community.

Charges are community friendly.

JESUS is our Great Physician. The sick shall be healed by His Stripes.

For MFM WORLDWIDE, Health is wealth.

God bless our GO, Dr. D.K. Olukoya and our Mummy GO, Dr. Shade Olukoya for this great initiative in community health.

God bless MFM worldwide in Jesus name!
Amen!

By Fola Adekeye
Secretary, Prayer City Tentmakers