21 Days of Fasting and Prayer - Here as in HeavenSample

Welcome to the Family!

There is nothing like going to a large family gathering or reunion. You get together and reconnect with cousins, aunts, uncles, and other family members you may not have seen for years. There is also the occasional moment of not knowing who some individuals are, but you still know they are family. No matter who is there, you know because of relationship or bloodline, each person is family - gathered from different locations, with different physical traits, different names - yet all part of the same family.

The same can be said for your spiritual life. Because of a relationship through Jesus, every believer is grafted into the amazing family of God. Romans 8:14 puts it like this, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”

What an amazing reminder! When we surrender our lives to Christ, it’s as if God says, “Welcome to the Family!” and His Spirit comes to live in us and unite us with the body of Christ.

This family we are part of, just like your physical family, is filled with different personalities, perspectives, and giftings, but the same Spirit leads us all. The Spirit who works in and through us will do more through us united than we could ever accomplish on our own.

As you continue in this fast, pray that your hunger to be led by the Holy Spirit outpaces your physical appetite. Be reminded today that many others in your spiritual family - your brothers and sisters in Christ - are with you, desiring and pursuing the same. As we seek God together, He will work powerfully in our lives and in His church to change the world around us!

Take some time today in your prayer and fasting to remember those who are a part of your spiritual family. Let them know you are praying for them and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in what to pray for them.