Revelation and Activation

Our church is into the third week of a twenty-one day fast. If you are like the average person, you might be asking, “Why do we need to fast, is prayer not enough?” There is a simple reason. Prayer is for activation while fasting is for revelation. Prayer allows you to approach God, but fasting reveals why and how you approach Him. Prayer is what you say to God about your problems, fasting helps reveal what you say to your problems about your God. Let me give you an example. I have a parishioner that has been in the hospital six times over this past year because his potassium level continues to drop. He has been on a respirator several times and has almost died. He has been to several hospitals trying to find out what is causing this problem. They have treated his symptoms but have not been able to deal with the root cause of his illness. His primary doctor suggested that he thought he might know what it was but was not a specialist and could not make the determination. This last week he was sent to the Cleveland Clinic for tests. A specialist looked at him and did indeed identify the problem and was able to call his illness by name. Now he can be treated. That’s what fasting does for the believer. It allows us to become specialists. Through revelation we are able to call things by their right name and deal with it. Many of you are praying for a change in your life, but you are addressing only the symptoms and not the disease. I believe we need to know specifically what to call those things that need changing in our lives. Fasting brings this kind revelation, allowing us to then begin praying for activation.