Outpouring Fast 2:00 P.M. Sunday September 14th to 2:00 P.M. Friday September 19th
Dear Eric,
Last week the Lord spoke to me about calling a time of fasting and prayer for the Outpouring meetings. Within a few days I was contacted by the heads of two different prayer groups that regularly lift up the outpouring both informing me that God was telling them to pray and fast. Therefore, I am calling a time of fasting and prayer for the Outpouring from 2:00 P.M. on Sunday September 14th to 2:00 P.M. on Friday September 19th.
The Hebrew word for fast literally means to "shut ones mouth." Some people take this to be water only. Others take this to mean no solid food. In the Book of Daniel a fast found in chapter 10 verse 3 where Daniel says:
" I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over."
There is also the Jewish tradition of fasting from sun rise to when the first stars come out. I personally feel that this may be the word of the Lord for this fast however, I am not asking you to fast in any particular way. I am simply declaring the fast and asking each of you to participate in some way and to make sure that you take special times to pray. If you can gather in small groups to pray that would be even better. If one can chase a thousand two can chase ten thousand (Deuteronomy 32:30). One of my personal favorite scriptures for fasting is 2 Chronicles 20. I suggest that you read and meditate upon it during these five days.
He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's." 2 Chronicles 20:15
A few months ago my friends at Woodland House of Prayer sent a gift to us of a case of "Shaping History through prayer and Fasting" by Derek Prince with a forward by Lou Engle. My copy of this classic from Bible college is dog eared and falling apart. As you know, I truly believe that the purpose of the Outpouring is to Shape History in our region. I believe that this fast is a key to this goal. I will be giving these books out over the course of the next week. You can pick one up at River Rock Truckee Sunday morning or at the next Outpouring meeting coming this Friday September 19th at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Reno. May the Lord bless you richly as you embark upon the adventure of prayer and fasting to shape history.