Fasting To Move Mountains

# 289 – We are continuing a series on fasting. As we have seen, this spiritual discipline is not just for Old Testament believers. Today, I want to begin to speak about moving mountains through fasting. You should know by now that God wants His people to be mountain movers! Jesus said in Mr 11:23 "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. In Josh 14:12, we read of the request of 85 year old Caleb, "Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said." 85 years old and still desiring to conquer mountains in the name of the Lord! Mountain conquering is for the old and young alike! In Isa 40:4, we read, “Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; And in Zec 4:6,7 we read, “So he answered and said to me: "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts. 7 'Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!"'" Mountains cannot be removed without the help of God. It is not by our might or power but by the power of the Holy Spirit, and when we fast God releases His reward (His power) into the situation. The windows of heaven are opened and grace comes down like rain. When we fast, our body shouts to our situation with the words found in Zechariah, “Grace, grace to it! Father, I pray for those facing mountains today. Release Your grace into their situation.