Meditation of the Day
"Throughout Sacred Scripture, we find that when God's people fast, the
power of their prayers is increased, especially when they are engaged in
spiritual warfare. In the Old Testament, the Lord told Isaiah that a
fast properly undertaken would 'loose the bonds of wickedness ... undo
the thongs of the yoke ... let the oppressed go free' (Is. 58:6) ... In
the New Testament, we find that Jesus fasted for forty days and nights
in the wilderness in preparation for His battle with Satan, who came to
tempt Him (see Lk 4:1-2) ... If prayer is a spiritual weapon, fasting is
the spiritual whetstone on which it is sharpened. It's the spiritual
muscle that, when exercised regularly, strengthens the thrust of that
weapon to pierce the Enemy and drive him away."
— Paul Thigpen, p. 42
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An Excerpt From |
Manual for Spiritual Warfare |
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