MATTHEW 17:21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. AMPC
Jesus said this to His disciples after they asked why they couldn't cast a demon out of a little boy. Jesus said they couldn't cast out this demon because of their littleness of faith and that—but, this kind goes out only by fasting and prayer.
Matthew 17:20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. AMPC
Can you see how we are disregarding His command? Do we fast and pray or do we try to get out of it? Do we expect that we can cast out a demon or do we shun from that as well? Jesus said on that day if we disregard His command, He will say to us away from Me, I never knew you who disregard My command (Matthew 7:21-23).
Today the message I have been sent with is that we are called as believers to pick up where Jesus left off. He said I am going to My Father and now whoever believes, they will do those things I was doing and even greater things than these.
John 14:12 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father. AMPC
—Whoever believes, if you believe you qualify: you don't have to go to school to believe. But, what you have to do is get alone with Him—
I know we think we can't. But we can, and until we fast and pray: until we get alone with God —we will think we can’t. If we don't fast we are going to keep thinking —I can’t. And—that can’t thinking will keep us in the can’t kind of living. That unbelief will keep us from doing His commands —from doing His law of love.
If you want to do His law then you can follow what Jesus said, by doing what He said. And then know that doing what He said is a decision and one that He will empower you do.
Therefore as He said we have to firmly relying on Him. To rely on Him would be to get to know Him. You can't rely on someone you don't know.
—Spend some time alone with Him and talk to Him, that is fasting.
God so longs for us to be with —just Him —so He can love on us and restore us to what He intended us to be, and then to go and share that Love you now know —with others.
Love Him —and then your neighbor!
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