21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional: Send RevivalSample

Day 14: Greater Things

The pages of Scripture are filled with the miraculous. God used men and women to demonstrate His wonder-working power – people like Moses, who parted the Red Sea; Joshua, who prayed and the sun stood still; Elijah, who called down fire from Heaven; Peter, who made a crippled man walk; and Paul, who brought someone back to life. Then there is Jesus, who did miracles and many wonderful things that were too many to be recorded, according to John 21:25.

All of these stories of miraculous intervention are designed to build our faith; that the same God who has worked in days past will continue to work powerfully today through His people. In fact, Jesus stated exactly what is possible for those who follow Him. John 14:12-14 says: “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in Me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. You can ask for anything in My name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask Me for anything in My name, and I will do it."

That is an amazing promise! Jesus promises that not only will we do the same works He had done, but ever greater works. Then He points to the critical purpose of Him doing these greater works through us – that we might bring glory to the Father. Miracles taking place around us and through us have everything to do with pointing people to the Father to bring Him glory.

Jesus then provides another promise: “If you love Me, obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it isn’t looking for Him and doesn’t recognize Him. But you know Him, because He lives with you now and later will be in you.” (John 14:15-17)

Jesus already gave us the source of power that can bring about miracles – the Holy Spirit who resides in us. He is our Advocate. As we ask God to do the miraculous through us, it is the power of the Holy Spirit that makes it a reality.

We stand with faith on what Jesus said. The same God who parted the Red Sea is the same God who desires to work miracles through our lives today. The same God who made the sun stand still, who brought fire from heaven, who made the lame walk, and the dead come back to life lives in us. And God promised to do more!

As we set ourselves to fast and pray for revival in our world, we can be confident that not only is He going to send us into the world to do miracles, like we see on the pages of Scripture, but do even greater things.