Day 12 – March 06, 2010
Spiritual Power
“I pray for those who labor for God. The Methodist Church needs preachers, missionaries, other
full-time workers. God will call them if I ask. But most of all – more than financial, numerical, and
organizational influence – my church needs spiritual power. I pray for this.” (Prophetic Evangelist:
The Living Legacy of Harry Denman, 1993)
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2After fasting forty
days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of
God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on
bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5Then the devil took him to
the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6“If you are the Son of God,”
he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 7Jesus answered him, “It is also written:
‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain
and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9“All this I will give you,” he
said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it
is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”11Then the devil left him, and
angels came and attended him.
Points of interest on this passage of Scripture
• Jesus fasts 40 days as a human, just like you and me.
• It is apparent that fasting gave Jesus spiritual strength to battle Satan.
• We are made up of Spirit, soul, and body, yet we tend to place importance on taking
care of the body, the soul, and then the Spirit. We have these things out of order.
Why Fast?
Because we long for Christ to be formed in us, we make this covenant to tend the fires of our souls so that
our longing for Christ may never be extinguished and that our lives will be set ablaze with his love.
Lord, as Jesus fasted and prayed, we fast and pray. In these 40 days ,we are asking for the
miracle Spiritual birth of 3000 people. Lord, hear our prayers.
Submitted by: Rev. Ronnie G. Collins
