A call to pray and fast for revival
POSTED ON 13/12/10
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been really sensing the Lord calling us to a 40 day fast, to pray for a great awakening in our City and the Nation. Greater Manchester where we are based, has a population of about 2.6 Million and less than 1% regularly attend church! That’s just not acceptable!
We as the church has got to rise up with contending prayer believing God for a breakthrough. Throughout history, great outpourings of the Holy Spirit have always been preceded by extraordinary movements of prayer crying out to God to send forth revival. A revival can be expected when Christians have the spirit of prayer for a revival.
IF My people who are called by My name will…
[1] Humble themselves,
[2] Pray,
[3] Seek My face,
[4] Turn from their wicked ways
THEN… I WILL
[1] Hear from heaven,
[2] Forgive their sins,
[3] Heal their land.
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
Please note that this is a conditional promise. God can only do what He can do when we do what we can do.
The Church is responsible for the spiritual condition of the Nation because God has given us the authority to release His kingdom into different spheres of society. We do this through fervent, persistent and faith filled praying.
When we as Gods people humble ourselves and seek His face He will hear and respond. God will not fasten our souls to a dead end vision. There’s gonna be a great awakening but it starts right here – humbling ourselves before God, praying and fasting, turning from our wicked ways and seeking His face!
Joel 2:28 says; “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.”
The question to ask is; And after what? Many times we forget what precedes this promise.
Verse 12 says “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning…” and verse15 says “Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly…”
John the Baptist was a burning and shining lamp – It was the quality of his life the fire of his devotion that captured a Nation. His authority to be a voice was in his lifestyle. Through prayer and fasting he prepared the way of the Lord. The same applies to us, through prayer and fasting we will prepare the way of the Lord. For Him to do a great work through us He first has to do a great work in us. Revival starts with us.
So, we would like to ask you to consider joining us on this 40 day fast. The fast will start on the 11th of January 2011 and finish on the 19th of February 2011 – with a Prayer Storm Gathering.
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Here’s our focus for the 40 day fast.
1. A prayer revolution in the church
2. Revival in your City
3. Revival in the Nation
As we humble ourselves before the Lord may He send a great awakening to the UK!
