Episode 8, Calling All Superheroes and Sheroes
When you were little, did you have a superhero or did you want to be a superhero? I guess for many of us, depending on your age, it was Superman. Then as the years went by, it was Wonder Woman. Like any other kid, I loved superheroes too. But, do you realize that you are a supernatural hero who can make a difference on the small stage or on the world stage? Yes, you make a difference through prayer and fasting. Fasting and prayer can change your life and can change the lives of people anywhere in the world. I believe this because the supernatural, superheroes in God’s Word who fasted, prayed, and changed the outcome of history for nations. But I have also heard modern‑day accounts of how a prayer warrior changed things through their fasting and prayer and delivered a nation. Let’s explore this today. My name is Stephanie Wright. Let’s talk about you, the superhero prayer warrior.
Years ago, I read a book entitled, “God’s Chosen Fast” by Arthur Wallis. I cannot cite to the exact page in the book, but somewhere he tells of a modern‑day case where a person went on a fast (I cannot remember how many days) in prayer for deliverance of an entire nation. The nation was delivered from whatever the oppression was the focus of the person’s prayer. While I cannot cite the exact page in the book, that modern‑day account of deliverance for a nation through one person’s prayer has stayed with me all these years. Why am I talking about this? Because we need to know that we have the same power through prayer and fasting to change not only our own life’s situations but we can change the world. Perhaps fasting and praying to change the world is not on your list of supernatural superhero things to do but you should know, you do have the power to do so if that is what God tells you to fast and pray about. But, for now, let’s visit and revisit a Bible hero, a shero, and a king who changed the world through prayer and fasting.
We will start with one of the most famous Bible heroes known by most everyone – Moses. Then we will discuss the Jonah and the King of Nineveh and end with Queen Esther.
And, of course, we recently finished the podcast on Elijah, one man, who fasted 40 days and nights and that fast eventually led to the destruction of an evil king and queen, Ahab and Jezebel. We will tell you how to access all these podcasts at the end of this presentation.
We close with remembering how Jesus fasted and prayed for us after he was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. Matthew 4. He fasted and prayed so others could be delivered from sin, sickness, and spiritual death, and to destroy the works of the devil. He fasted and prayed so we would know that we too, through the Holy Ghost, have the same power to continue His work in the earth.
Jesus prayed for us. For whom are we praying? Are we praying for the world? What about that person who is suffering a debilitating physical condition? That family member, that elderly church mother, deacon, or pastor who prayed for you? Listen, when you see others suffering and God has told you to fast and pray for them and you don’t do it, first of all, that’s disobedience. And disobedience is not a good thing. It’s time to stand up and be the superhero and supershero that Jesus, through the power of the Holy Ghost, cal
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Episode 8, Calling All Superheroes and Sheroes
When you were little, did you have a superhero or did you want to be a superhero? I guess for many of us, depending on your age, it was Superman. Then as the years went by, it was Wonder Woman. Like any other kid, I loved superheroes too. But, do you realize that you are a supernatural hero who can make a difference on the small stage or on the world stage? Yes, you make a difference through prayer and fasting. Fasting and prayer can change your life and can change the lives of people anywhere in the world. I believe this because the supernatural, superheroes in God’s Word who fasted, prayed, and changed the outcome of history for nations. But I have also heard modern‑day accounts of how a prayer warrior changed things through their fasting and prayer and delivered a nation. Let’s explore this today. My name is Stephanie Wright. Let’s talk about you, the superhero prayer warrior.
Years ago, I read a book entitled, “God’s Chosen Fast” by Arthur Wallis. I cannot cite to the exact page in the book, but somewhere he tells of a modern‑day case where a person went on a fast (I cannot remember how many days) in prayer for deliverance of an entire nation. The nation was delivered from whatever the oppression was the focus of the person’s prayer. While I cannot cite the exact page in the book, that modern‑day account of deliverance for a nation through one person’s prayer has stayed with me all these years. Why am I talking about this? Because we need to know that we have the same power through prayer and fasting to change not only our own life’s situations but we can change the world. Perhaps fasting and praying to change the world is not on your list of supernatural superhero things to do but you should know, you do have the power to do so if that is what God tells you to fast and pray about. But, for now, let’s visit and revisit a Bible hero, a shero, and a king who changed the world through prayer and fasting.
We will start with one of the most famous Bible heroes known by most everyone – Moses. Moses loved his people, the Israelites. In fact, he murdered an Egyptian he saw striking an Israelite which led to him fleeing from Egypt into the wilderness. Exodus 2:11‑15.
But this is the part we want to discuss-Moses’ and his 40‑day fasts. Now, I always thought Moses fasted two forty‑day fasts. My most recent research shows he fasted three forty‑day fasts. Before I break this down, let me say, these were supernatural fasts. It was a supernatural fast because it takes God to sustain a person through this kind of fast otherwise, they would die. . Always remember to fast wisely with direction from your healthcare provider.
Here briefly is how Moses’ fasts transpired according to my resource. Deuteronomy 9:9 and Exodus 24:18, chronicle the first forty‑day fast where Moses received the Ten Commandments and specifically states he neither ate bread nor drank water. And then at the end of this forty‑days, he was told by God the people had started worshipping a golden idol and God said he was going to “destroy” them. Moses descended to find this was true and ended up breaking the Ten Commandments. Deuteronomy 9:12-17. He then ascended back to Mt. Sinai and began his second 40‑day fast (no food nor water) to atone for the sins of the people. Exodus 32:30, 31 and Deuteronomy 9:18. And Moses’ descended from Mt. Sinai after his second forty‑day fast to cut another set of two tablets of stone for the second set of Ten Commandments. Then he went back to the top of the mountain and started his third forty‑day fast. Deuteronomy 10:1-5; Exodus 34:1,2; and Exodus 34:28. Clearly, this was a supernatural fast because after this third fast, Moses had to cover his face because it shone so brightly the people “were afraid to come near hem.” Exodus 34:29, 30.
So, we have one man, Moses, who fasted and prayed for the people of Israel that God would not destroy them. It only took one man. So, do not ever feel that your fasting and prayer is in vain because you may that one person who can make a difference in your world or in the world.
And lest we think that God only acknowledged the fasting and prayers of those who are living righteously, let me point out a king who was a heathen, yet because he called for a fast and repentance, he saved his nation. This was the King of Nineveh. Yes, I reluctantly point to someone who was not a God‑lover to make a point. Anyway, you know the story, if not, read the Book of Jonah. It is a very short four chapters. Briefly, Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh to warn them of their destruction only he tried to get out of it because he hated the Ninevites and didn’t want them to be delivered. So, Jonah got on a ship going in an entirely different direction. God ended up having Jonah thrown overboard and after his three‑days‑in‑the‑belly‑of‑a‑whale experience, he relented and went to Nineveh to warn them of their destruction. (And by the way there is a modern‑day account of a man who lived in the belly of whale for three days. We will share the resource at the end of this podcast.) First, the people who heard Jonah, believed and fasted, and put on sackcloth from the least to the greatest. Jonah 3:5. Then, the king of Nineveh, who was no fool, he was a heathen, but he was no fool, also believed. (The fool has said in his heart there is no God. Psalm 14:1.) He pulled off his kingly apparel, put the people and the animals on a, no‑food, no‑water fast. This heathen king also said man and beast were to be covered with sackcloth and cry mightily to God, turn from their evil way, and from the violence that was in their hands. God heard and saw and repented of the destruction he was going to do to them. Jonah 3:6‑10. I have a couple other stories of wicked people who fasted and got what they wanted but I’ll save that for another podcast.
Again, one man, a king, turned around the destruction that was imminent and saved his nation.
Finally, we will briefly revisit Queen Esther. We have a whole podcast series on Queen Esther and, “For Such a Time As This,” is the number one podcast that has been listened to since we started podcasting on June 20, 2020. This queen, put all 127 provinces that extended from India to Ethiopia, a distance of 2,700 miles in Persia on a three‑day, no food, no water fast. Esther 4:16. Consequently, the Jews of Persia were delivered from annihilation by a wicked man named Haman. Now, as I always remind my listeners, the first fast was initiated by Queen Esther’s cousin and surrogate father, Mordecai. Esther 4:1‑3. So, all the people fasted before Queen Esther called for the three‑day fast. Nevertheless, the queen’s three‑day fast was the proverbial nail in the devil’s coffin. The devil being manifested in the form of an evil man, named Haman, who was hung on the same gallows he built to kill Mordecai. Esther 7:7‑10. Again, one person, a queen in this case, saved a nation.
And, of course, we recently finished the podcast on Elijah, one man, who fasted 40 days and nights and that fast eventually led to the destruction of an evil king and queen, Ahab and Jezebel. We will tell you how to access all these podcasts at the end of this presentation.
We reviewed these Bible accounts so you can know that you have the power to fast and pray to change your world and THE world. There was a time when I remember consistent fasting in the church and shut‑ins. A shut‑in is where the entire church comes together for a period of days, usually one to three but sometimes longer, and fasts and prays. The results of these shut‑ins with prayer and fasting is spiritually overwhelming. The move of God on the Sunday after a shut‑in is beyond description, you have to experience it yourself.
We close with remembering how Jesus fasted and prayed for us after he was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. Matthew 4. He fasted and prayed so others could be delivered from sin, sickness, and spiritual death, and to destroy the works of the devil. He fasted and prayed so we would know that we too, through the Holy Ghost, have the same power to continue His work in the earth.
Jesus prayed for us. For whom are we praying? Are we praying for the world? Closer to home. What about that person who is suffering a debilitating physical condition? That family member, that elderly church mother, deacon, or pastor who prayed for you? Listen, when you see others suffering and God has told you to fast and pray for them and you don’t do it, first of all, that’s disobedience. And disobedience is not a good thing because second of all, do you really think that if the devil afflicted that precious soul that he isn’t coming for you? It’s time to stand up and be the superhero Jesus, through the power of the Holy Ghost, called you to be.
You many feel that your prayers and fasting are like dropping a teaspoon of water in an ocean. But remember, Jesus Christ is the same today, yesterday and forever. He is no respecter of persons, so you are no less important that the Bible personalities we discussed today who saved a nation. So, Superheroes and Sheroes, put your capes on and let’s get to work.
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