40 Day Feast

You probably read the title of this post and thought, “didn’t you mean 40 day fast?” No, it’s all about the feast! I was working out last Friday morning and I felt the Holy Spirit drop something in my heart. He reminded of when Jesus was lead into the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights and He had been fasting. However,  He came out of that wilderness time with great power to do the work the Father had called him to do. So, let me explain how the 40 day feast fits into the assignment the Harbor has been given from the Lord.

The Harbor along with other ministries will be teaming up to provide an outreach in the Heart of the City on August 1st, called “Give Love, Give Bike’s.” The plan is to give away 100 free  bikes, free food,  face painting for children, incredible music, and then to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in need.

Now back to the 40 day Feast, and my work out! It was in that moment at the gym that I decided to look at the calendar on my phone and I counted the days up to the event. Guess what…It was exactly 40 days!! I think the Lord was telling me something. LOL. It was in that moment that He spoke this message to my heart. “I want you to Feast on my presence for 40 days, and then expect my power!”

So, we have re-arranged our schedules in order to be obedient to what the Lord has told us to do and we will be Feasting on the presence of the Lord for the next 40 days! Every night at 9 pm we will be corporately gathering together as The Harbor to feast on the presence of the Lord through Prayer, Worship, and God’s Word. We also will be prayer walking our city during this time, and believing God for Miracles, Signs, and Wonders for this up-coming event and to continue aftward. The idea behind feasting on the presence of God is not simply attending the nine o’clock gatherings but also looking at our daily lives and determining that whenever it’s possible take the time to feast on the Lord! What does that look like practically speaking?? Well, every-ones lives and schedules are different but one thing always remains the same, “YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.”

We are surveying our daily lives and the in-take of stuff and then cutting off the “FAT.” The Lord said to me if we will Feast on Him we will not have an Appetite in our belly’s for anything else.” That’s the reason this is a time of FEASTING and NOT FASTING. When we fast something we are focused on the thing we set side and can not have, however, if we FEAST our focus will be HIM and we will not desire anything else!

Listen to what I am about to say. The Church today is in desperate need for the power of God. Not simply just a revival, however revival will happen, but rather a movement of God’s power in this City and across the nations. We must shake ourselves this very hour, and open our eyes and realize that the church of America right now is VOID of the Power of God’s Holy Spirit. If you do not believe what I am saying than ask yourself these questions, and look and see if they are happening around you and your church. Are we experiencing what Jesus told the disciple’s to go and do Matt. 10:7-8, “Preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.” And Mark 16:17-18, “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands, and when they drink deadly poison , it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” Personally, I haven’t been experiencing this on a daily basis not a weekly basis, or for that matter not really even on a yearly basis, and the majority of churches I know of are not either. I ask why?? I think the answer is found in Mark 9:28-29, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” asked the disciples, He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer!!” I think we have discovered the break down and why we are not seeing or experiencing the power of God’s Spirit today. We think we are praying, when actually we are “preoccupied.”We take a few minutes here and there to throw a few shout-outs to God and his peeps and call it good. This is reminiscent of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane before His betrayal and crucifixion with the disciples. He keeps coming back to them saying, “WAKE UP,” keep watch and pray! Three times He comes and they were sleeping. We must shake ourselves from this place of spiritual slumber and realize that if we do not, their blood will be on our hands, as God told the prophet Ezekiel.

Please pray for this movement, and let’s all be apart of the solution! In Jesus Name!