Fasting brings Power
Jesus returned … in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 4:14
There is an anointing of the Holy Spirit that will propel you through every line of Satan’s defense. Jesus walked in it as He withstood the onslaught of the devil while fasting in the wilderness and received power from on high (Matthew 4:1-11).
Jesus was baptized in the river Jordan prior to praying and fasting 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of the fast, Satan came and tempted Jesus to sin against God in spirit, soul and body. (Note that after Jesus was baptized and had fasted, then the enemy attacked. When you draw near to God, that’s when Satan takes notice.) But Jesus resisted Satan’s tactics and refuted what he said (Luke 4:4-10). From there, Jesus returned in the power of the Holy Spirit into Galilee and word of Him went through the entire region.
If Jesus needed the anointing to speak God’s Word and stand against the schemes of the devil, how much more do we need the power of the Holy Spirit? “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Even the Son of God needed the anointing—and we must follow in His footsteps.
Further Reading
- 1 Peter 5:1-11
- James 4:1-10
- Acts 17:16-34
