21 days - Fasting & PrayerSample

Let the Spirit of God guide you

Read Luke 4:1-2.

Several things are noticeable about the time of fasting and prayer that Jesus spent at the beginning of his ministry.

It was a time initiated by the Holy Spirit and directed by the Holy Spirit who guided him. 

It was a time in the desert, a place where there were few distractions. No noise, no people, no houses, no bustle. 

It was a time of testing and temptation. 

It was a time with the Word of God.

If we continue reading the story, we see that Jesus countered every temptation of the devil with the Word of God. 

In today’s terms, we could say that Jesus deliberately went into a kind of boot camp at the beginning of his ministry, from which he emerged very much strengthened. He entrusted himself to the Holy Spirit like a coach during this time. He committed himself to a time in the wilderness, overcame trials, and used the Word of God as his weapon in the battle.

Excitingly, after this period of fasting, Jesus began his powerful ministry of signs and wonders.

The days ahead will be a bit like boot camp for you too. The Holy Spirit is your trainer. He knows how to exercise your spiritual muscles. He knows which trials will challenge you but not overwhelm you. A period of fasting is a special spiritual training time. 

You have probably already made plans for how you will spend the days ahead. Consciously place the whole time under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and ask Him to show you what is important in these next days. Now, at the beginning of these days, take time again with the Holy Spirit, your coach. 

Paul writes in his letter to the Galatians: " So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." (Galatians 5:16)

Prayer, Get Free & Next Step:

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in and through this Fast and write down the impulses He gives you personally for this fasting period.