21 Days of Fasting and Prayer Devotional: Send RevivalSample

Day 10: Welcome to the Family!

There is nothing quite like going to a large family gathering or family reunion. You get together and reconnect with cousins, aunts, uncles, and other family members that you may not have seen for years. There is also the occasional moment of not knowing who certain individuals are, but you still know they are family because of relationship or bloodline. Though gathered from different locations and having different names and physical traits, everyone there is still part of the same family. 

The same can be said for your spiritual life. Because of relationship through Jesus, each and 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!” His Spirit comes to live in us and unites us with the body of Christ.

Just like our physical family, our spiritual family is filled with different personalities, perspectives, and giftings. But what we all have in common is the fact that we are all led by the same Spirit. The Spirit who is at work in us is able to do more than what we could ever accomplish on our own when we are united as one body. 

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 right there with you, desiring and pursuing the same. As we are seeking God together, He is going to work powerfully in our lives and in His church to change the world around us.

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