As many of you are joining us in some type of fasting over the next two weeks, I wanted to personally send you a word of encouragement and express our deep appreciation for your sacrifice.

The enemy will do everything to stop your fast so stand firm on James 4:7 “Submit therefore to God, resist the devil and he will flee from.” This is an appropriate word from David Wilkerson:

As I was in prayer, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart about four expectations that God’s people should trust him to bring to pass. These expectations are based on absolute promises the Lord has made to us. Our God is a promise-maker and a promise-keeper!

1) EXPECT TO BE REWARDED AS YOU DILIGENTLY SEEK THE LORD. “God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6).

• You can ask in faith for a token from the Lord to encourage and rekindle your confidence. God is always on time, and he knows you need a ray of hope and good news in your time of testing. Expect him to keep his promise to reward you now, when you are in greatest need. God cannot lie – he has said he rewards those who diligently seek him – so seek him daily. And truly believe this will be your season of great spiritual blessing.

2) EXPECT TO SEE EVIDENCE OF A PROGRESSIVE MIRACLE IN YOUR LIFE.(Especially for Zimbabwe) “With God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27).

• I have written about instantaneous miracles and progressive miracles. Progressive miracles start in unseen, quiet ways and unfold little by little, one small mercy at a time. You are now in such a miracle. Expect to see God working in mysterious ways, unseen to the human eye. This should be the season you can say, “I don’t know how it will come to pass – I don’t see much happening right now – but I believe God set into motion an answer to my prayers the very first hour I asked.”

3) EXPECT TO ENTER INTO GOD’S PROMISED PLACE OF REST. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God…enter into that rest” (Hebrews 4:9, 11). In your fasting “SLOW DOWN AND SIMPLIFY”

• The recent year has been one of the most stressful for many believers. It was a year of incredible calamities, problems and trials. Now the Lord desires that you trust him to bring you into his promised rest. God never intended his children live in fear and despair. We need a reckless faith, a trust in him in the face of fear and trouble. Now is the time to lay it all on Jesus.

4) EXPECT THE HOLY SPIRIT TO BE ALWAYS “IN HIS TEMPLE. “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19).

• The Holy Spirit abides in the heart of every believer. He is omnipresent throughout the world and universe. I face each day acknowledging that he is here in his temple to comfort and guide me, encourage and anoint me, to reveal the glory of Jesus Christ in ever-increasing revelations. He desires that you expect him to make his presence manifest to you, and more so each passing day.

Believe these promises. Lay hold of these four expectations, and you will see marvelous things in this season of your life.

To read the devotional online please visit: http://davidwilkerson.blogspot.com
PLEASE RESPOND as the Lord leads:

1. Register to PRAY and join with us as we pray for Zimbabwe.

2. Let us know in the COMMENT section if you are engaging with us to fast and pray.

3. Please check out my videoed call to fast on pray on our website www.praynowzimbabwe.org and ask God if He would have you help send a delegate to the Prayer Summit?

4. May God bless you and encourage you, if you hear anything from the Lord on Zimbabwe please email us?

Chkk-Chirrrrrrrrrrrrrr is the shrill trill call of joy of the Woodland Kingfisher (See him at www.ignitingprayeraction.org)