CJBRC - 40 Days Fasting Prayer

In our CJBRC (Christ Jesus's Blood Redeemed Church), we are not following 40days fasting prayer that comes before Good Friday.

I had this question of why we are not following it???

Our Church Mother (Mrs. Ranjitham Paramanantham) has cleared us our doubts with the three Bible verses.

I would like to present this to you also.

"Do not touch, Do not taste and Do not handle," Which all concern things which perish with the using-according to the commandments and doctrines of men? (Colossians=2:21,22)

So do we need to take fasting or not? Yes, the answer was,

"However, this kind(of Demon) does not go out except by prayer and fasting." (Matthew=17:21)

So Fasting has to be taken out to Oppose and to defeat evil spirits and demons.

(contd...)

CJBRC - April 17th 2009 - Fasting Prayer

DAY - 3

Get Rid of Weariness!!!

"But you have not called upon me, O Jacob; and you have been weary of me" (Isaiah=43:22)

"Not lagging in diligence, fervent in Spirit, Serving the Lord". (Romans=12:11)

"Watch and Pray, lest your enter into temptation. The Spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak". (Matthew=26:41)

"It is the Spirit who gives life, the flesh profits nothing. The words that i speak to you are Spirit, and they are life". (John=6:63)

"Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done marvelous things". (Joel=2:21)

"And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away". (Isaiah=35:10)

Praise the Lord!!!

CJBRC - April 16th 2009 - Fasting Prayer

DAY-2

Do Not Cease!!!

"...,Do not cease to cry out to the LORD, our God for us, that he may save us from the Hard of philistines" (I-Samuel=7:8)

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the LORD and int he power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, thsat you may be able to stand againsat the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians=6:10-13)

"Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed". (Hebrews=12:12,13)

"At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous judgments. (Psalm=119:62)

"Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him". (Daniel=6:3,4)

"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows opened toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days". (Daniel=6:10)

"Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous judgments. (Psalm=119:164)
"Then Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the break of the day. Now when he saw that he did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as he wrestled with him. And he said, let me go, for the day breaks". (Genesis=32:24-28)

CJBRC - April 15th 2009 - Fasting Prayer

Day - 1
PRAY! DON'T LOOSE HEART!

Then He spoke a parable to them, that Men always ought to pray and not lose heart, (Luke=18:1)

The Lord's word states that men has lost their hearts for prayer and hence our Lord doesn't want us to leave our prayers and want us to have or prayers again with an hungry hearts for prayers.

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the end of the earth neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to weak, and to those who have no might. He increases strength, even the youth shall fain and be weary, and the young man shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint (Isaiah=40:28-31)

Bible says,

"Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for you; the desire of our soul in for your name and for the remembrance". (Isaiah=26:8)

"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you because he trust in you. (Isaiah=26:3)

"For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls". (Hebrews=12:3)

so god has suffered such hostility, so lets follow him as he is our master.

"And shall God not avenge his own elect who cry out day and night to him, though he wears along with them?" (Luke=18:7)

Bible also explains about how we should pray??

"Pray without ceasing" (I-Thesselonians=5:17)

Why should we pray?

"To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning. the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that he may be glorified". (Isaiah=61:3)

"Instead of your shame, you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion, they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs". (Isaiah=61:7)

Praise the Lord!!!