Thursday July 30th, 2026
« However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” »
14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying,
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”
18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Over the past three days, I discussed some things you must do for the remaining of this year for it to be well with you, and they are:
- living righteously, praising God, and praying fervently.
Today, I will look at fasting as another thing that you should do so as to enjoy all-round wellness.
Our Bible reading for today is an account of the failure of the disciples of Jesus Christ to cast out the demon that was responsible for a young man’s madness.
However, when Jesus intervened, the young man was instantly healed.
Surprisingly, some Bible translations have tried to downplay the importance of fasting and praying in the life of a Christian by deliberately omitting verse 21 from the 17th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
The word of God is settled forever in heaven, Psalm 119:89.
Our Lord Himself did not only pray; he also fasted a great deal, Luke 4:1-2.
Beloved, as you pass through this year, add fasting to righteous living, prayers and praises to the Almighty God.
You will experience His abundant goodness, and it shall be well with you.
Experience has convinced me that fasting does not kill; it can only make you physically and, more importantly, spiritually stronger.
My life is a testimony; I will be 82 years old in a couple of months by the grace of God, and I still fast regularly! I am stronger than many young people who eat three square meals with snacks in-between!
As a young Christian, I did not start with marathon fasting,
so if you are not used to the spiritual exercise of fasting,
you can start by skipping your breakfast and praying instead.
You can then move to skipping both breakfast and lunch.
Before long, you will graduate to fasting for 24 hours, and then you will graduate to engaging in marathon fasts for days like Jesus Christ, who fasted for forty days and forty nights.
Lastly, I should mention that when you are fasting, you are bound to be hungry.
- You will need a lot of self-discipline to ensure that you do not break your fasts prematurely.
May God grant you the grace to fast and pray, and it shall indeed be well with you all through this year and beyond, in Jesus’ name.
Application – When you fast, you are bound to be hungry. You need self-discipline to overcome the pangs of hunger.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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