Eve of Fasting (June 9th)

Tomorrow is our weekly, united day of fasting day and prayer for Adam. As is typical, many of us are already joined together in abstinence from food. We have finished eating for the day, and are in the early stages of 36 hours (depending on type of fast) without food. For those joining us for the first time, here are some suggestions to prepare for tomorrow.

Meditate — It's important to remind ourselves why we have decided to fast. Adam Root has been seriously injured. He has spent the past several weeks fighting for his life, and by the grace of God, has survived. In fact, he was discharged from the hospital, today, and transferred to the WakeMed Traumatic Brain Injury Neuro Care Rehab Unit (read more).

Think about the rather dismal outlook for Adam in the first few days following his accident. After thousands of prayer being lifted to God, Adam is leaving the hospital to move on to the next chapter of his recovery. This is truly an answer to prayer. Thank you, God!

I can think of nothing else to say, but, "God is great!"

Worship — Acknowledge God's greatness. Listen to this song, and sing along if you like. I played this song on the eve of our first (Week One) fast. After reading about Adam's transfer to the rehab center, I felt that it was time to remind ourselves of God's greatness.

When the time is appropriate, I will write about the day that this song came to my mind.

Pray — Tell God how great He is. Acknowledge Him as the Creator of life. Confess your sins to Him. Ask Him for His blessings upon our day of prayer and fasting, and ask Him to continue hearing our prayers. Ask Him to answer our prayers that we bring to Him, tomorrow.

"Full Throttle Prayer"

As a reminder, I continue to ask that you engage in "full throttle prayer." As Adam's uncle, and as a brother in Christ, I ask that you stay very focused on one key point — we are praying for a FULL recovery for Adam. We are asking God to completely restore Adam to his pre-accident health.

Scripture Reference

Remember that God, through His son, Jesus Christ, performed many supernatural healings that were recorded by the Gospel writers. Our "theme scripture" throughout our fasting, has, and will continue to be the story of the centurion, which is documented in Matthew 8:5-13.

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. "Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering."

Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him."

The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

Adam is recovering, just as many of us believed he would.

Before you retire for the evening, pray that God will send the Holy Spirit to be with us as we fast and pray. Ask Him to provide us with the faith of the centurion. Ask God to hear our prayers. Ask Him to guide and direct our thoughts during our fast.

Pray that we would bring God glory and honor as the result of our fast.