“But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” Matthew 17:21
“The faith that can overcome such stubborn resistance as you have just seen in this evil spirit, Jesus tells them, is not possible except to men living in very close fellowship with God, and in very special separation from the world–in prayer and fasting. And so He teaches us two lessons in regard to prayer of deep importance. The one, that faith needs a life of prayer in which to grow and keep strong. The other, that prayer needs fasting for its full and perfect development.”
Andrew Murray in With Christ in the School of Prayer (New York: Fleming H. Revell) 67.
Today I celebrate the gift of prayer.
When this Daily Meditation goes out, I will be gathering for prayer with brothers and sisters around the world. Together we will set aside our desires and all that is of the world and ask for God’s will to be done on earth, in the countries in which we live, as it is in heaven.
We will pray for provision where their is need, protection where there is danger, peace where there is unrest, and power where there is opposition. Let us remember to put this gift to work. It may be the most generous thing we can do for our context. Separate from the world and draw near to God.
Reply if there’s any way I can pray for you from my new place of prayer pictured above (path above new apartment)!