“But this kind goes not out but by prayer and fasting.” — MATTHEW 17:21
There are principles that make prayer work. There are rules and regulations governing prayer. That is why the disciples told Jesus, “Teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). They saw Jesus perform all the miracles—they saw Him open the eyes of the blind, they saw Him raise the dead, and they saw Him cleanse the lepers. In the midst of all the miracles they saw Jesus do, they still said, “Teach us to pray.” Why? Because the source of those miracles they witnessed in Jesus’ life was His prayer life.
The devil is never happy when we declare days of fasting. The devil doesn’t mind a twenty-thousand-member church if they don’t fast and pray; he is fine with that because it’s not about the crowd, but about the effect. Seven Christians who gather in fasting to pray for seven days can be more dangerous than a twenty-thousand-member church that only performs the sign of the cross and then goes to sleep. Don’t sit in church and think that if you don’t pray, things will go the way you want. If God were to open your eyes to see what your fasting and prayers can accomplish in the spirit, you wouldn’t even sleep. It is because of your fasting and prayers that you are enjoying the blessings you have today. So, never grow weary in your fasting and prayers.
Prayer: Pray and ask God to help you not grow weary in your prayer life.