Eve of Fasting (May 25th)

Now is the Time for God

Over the next 24-36 hours, an unknown number of us will be fasting, and gathering together in prayer. We won't be gathering together in a physical sense. Rather, we will be uniting together in at least three other ways.

1. We will be united in our abstinence from food, or other forms of fasting.

2. We will be united in our desire for Adam Root to be miracuously healed.

3. We will be united in prayer — brothers and sisters in Christ, simultaneously asking the Great Physcian, Jesus Christ, to supernaturally heal Adam.

The first part is the easiest. Despite some pangs of hunger, it is easier for all of us to go without food for a day than it is for all of us be totally in sync on number two and three. You see, to believe in a miraculous healing, we all must believe that God is real, and that He can perform miracles. And, to be united in prayer requires that we all be communicating with the Christ that is alive and among us.

Matthew 18:19-20

19"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

I believe it is God's desire that 100 percent of us connect in all three forms of unification. I know that we are committed to fasting, but on the eve of our day of prayer and fasting, let's examine our hearts to make sure that we don't doubt God's presence among us.

Read these words of A.W. Tozer in his book, The Divine Conquest:

“We habitually stand in our now and look back by faith to see the past filled with God. We look forward and see Him inhabiting our future; but our now is uninhabited except for ourselves. Thus we are guilty of a kind of pro tem atheism which leaves us alone in the universe while, for the time, God is not. We talk of Him much and loudly, but we secretly think of Him as being absent, and we think of ourselves as inhabiting a parenthetic interval between the God who was and the God who will be.”

Have you ever felt that way, before? I must admit that I have. There have been times when it has been easy for me to look back and see God's handiwork, while looking forward to the prospect of a Heaven without pain and suffering. Yet, while doing so, feeling like it is all "up to me" to make it through the day.

Psalm 46:1

1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.

I am sure that most of you are not suffering from the "pro tem atheism" of which Tozer wrote. Yet, let's all work on getting our hearts in the right place this evening. Pray for the Holy Spirit to provide us with the knowledge and confidence that God is with us. Pray for unwaivering faith.

Mark 9:23-24

23" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."

24Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"

This evening, let's pray collectively for each other that we can all overcome our unbelief. As we enter our united day of fasting and prayer for Adam, let's ask the Holy Spirit to fill us with belief. Pray that He will draw us near to Him during our time of fasting and prayer.



Ask that the Holy Spirit will continue to draw Amy, Mckenzie and all of Adam's family closer to Him during this time of crisis. Ask Him to help us with our unbelief. Now, with God close to all of us, tell Him that we are going to be bringing requests to Him for the healing of Adam Root, husband of Amy Root, son of Jack Root, Jr. and Margaret Root. Ask that He be merciful and hear our prayers.

With the Holy Spirit working to rid our unbelief, Wednesday is our day to, once again, unite as "Centurions" (view last week's Scripture reference)!