Psalm 42:1-2 says ‘As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God…’
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James Gordon Lindsay is author of ” Prayer and Fasting: The Master Key to the Impossible”.
He played a vital role in the ministry success of many healing evangelists during the 1940s and 1950s. He also assisted in the establishment of hundreds of churches in various countries.
Learning the secret of fasting and praying was instrumental to his success in life and ministry.
Gordon was raised in a Christian home where his parents were active in ministry, but he grew up lacking a personal intimate relationship with God.
When he became a young man, Gordon fell critically ill and for days it appeared like the end of his life had come. Though ministers of the Gospel prayed for him, he remained sick. Finally, Lindsay decided to wait upon the Lord for his healing. As he began studying the Word and reading Christian materials, faith sprang into his heart and he received his miraculous healing.
Having understood the importance of intimacy with God, he often sought it through seasons of fasting and praying. When he later became an independent Pentecostal evangelist, he would go into several days of fasting and praying, which resulted in amazing explosion of healing and miracles in his ministry.
Gordon Lindsay, is recognized today as a famous revivalist preacher, author, and founder of Christ for the Nations Institute.
Personal knowledge of God is our greatest asset in life. How well you know God is more valuable than all the money you will ever make and all the diplomas in your name.
This point is well emphasized in Jeremiah 9:23-24 which says “Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me”.
Understanding and knowing God intimately is the greatest benefit of fasting and praying. When you remove or reduce food from your diet for a number of days, your spirit becomes more sensitive to God. And as you grow in intimacy with Him, you will receive clarity and unction to go forth and accomplish great feats.
Perhaps, today you are nursing a big vision in your heart for 2024, but wondering how to achieve it. The birthplace of that dream is in the womb of prayer. Things are first established in the spirit before they have physical expression.
As you persist in prayers in this season, you will receive the anointing, the favor, the power and blessing to go forth and break forth to greater heights of attainments.
Since Daniel 11:32 tells us that it is only those who know their God that will be strong and do exploits, let us be thirsting, craving, longing and panting for more intimate knowledge of God.[Psalm 42:1-2]
As our hearts pants after God and connects to Him, we will be empowered to breakthrough and break forth to realms of limitless possibilities and greatest opportunities this year.
PRAYER: Lord, Please engrace me to tirelessly seek You until I arrive at greater depths of intimacy in my relationship with You. Thank You Lord for empowering me to scale new heights this year and accomplish mighty things for You in Jesus Name.
QUOTE: The ‘God factor’ is what makes the difference in a man’s life, of a truth those that truly know their God are destined to do exploits in life. WORDBITE 222
Shalom!
GOODHEART EKWUEME
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