Day 21 Blog: Arrows of Prayer, Fasting & Giving
In 2 Kings 13:14-19, the prophet Elisha was on his death bed. And, Joash, King of Israel, came to him for one last piece of advice because the Syrians were attacking the country. Elisha told the young King to do something strange … “strike the ground” with the arrows. So, Joash hit the ground three times with the arrows and stopped. “And the man of God was angry with him, and said, ‘You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will strike Syria only three times.’”
Elisha got so angry with him because he was only hit at the ground half-heartedly instead of giving it all he had. Because he didn’t give it more effort, Elisha said the Syrians would not be completely defeated by Joash. Complete victory was just out of Israel’s reach because King Joash did not take the prophet’s instructions seriously.
Is complete victory just out of your reach because you aren’t taking the arrows God gave you seriously? The 3 arrows we must concentrate on as Christians are: praying, fasting and giving.
In Matthew 6 Jesus says, “When you pray … when you fast … when you give.” The fasting arrow is the same arrow Jesus used when He came to a face-to-face confrontation with the devil. And He struck the enemy for 40 days with that arrow of fasting. The bottom line is you don’t go into fasting thinking, “Well, let me see how I feel, and if I feel okay, then I’ll probably do it.”
You have to grab those arrows and say, “There’s going to be some fasting. There’s going to be some praying. And there’s going to be some giving.” These three arrows of deliverance are yours for the taking. Get intense about it. You say, “God, I’ve got my hand on that arrow and I’m not letting go until you give me complete victory.”
As you complete this fast, keep asking God for complete victory in your family, in your finances or in some issue on your job God knows how to give His people complete victory over the flesh, the world and the devil … over our body, soul and spirit. Just keep those arrows in your hand. And keep your eyes on Jesus!
January 26, 2013 | Permalink50 Responses to Day 21 Blog: Arrows of Prayer, Fasting & Giving
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Antoinette G. of Round Lake, IL says:
I will continue to fast, to pray, to give but not give in, until my prayers are answered and my victory is completed!!!!!!! This is my prayer for my fellow fasters, as well!! Keep praying, fasting, giving until something happens and you are victorious through Jesus Christ, our Victor!!!! Amen!!!! Thank You Jesus for giving me the strength and power through the Holy Spirit to complete this fast as You saw fit!!! Thank You!!!
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stacey says:
Thank you Lord for Antoinette and her prayer!
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Yvonne S. says:
I wholeheartedly agree with you on what you said. We do need to continue to fast, pray, and give until we have ccomplete victory in every area of our lives through Christ Jesus!!! These 21 days have not been easy, up to this day it was still very challenging, but I did it in Jesus Name. I pray abundance in all of our lives for what we are believing the Lord for.
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Titilia says:
Praise God for your ministry Jentzeen Franklin. 2013 and beyond will be a year of more praying,fasting and giving.
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Nomsa says:
Thank you Jesus for complete victory! Glory, it is done
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Pastor Jo says:
Thank you for these past 21 days of fasting blogs, vidios, devotionals.You have greately incouraged me guided and instructed me with
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pat says:
Be bless I feel as if all of you are my family so I decree Great Peace, Great Victory,Great Favour and Joy be unto us for the whole year amen,amen it is so….
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Rosemary Marston says:
This is so good, I want to remember these 3arrows, praying, giving, and fasting. I want to keep the victory in my life.
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Martha ParfaitFelix says:
Amen
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I have thoroughly enjoyed fasting with your church and with Christians everywhere this past 21 days. I pray for brothers and sisters who will be fasting on to 40 days, that they will know that they are not fasting alone but still joined together in this one fast. May God strengthen you for the next 19 days as he has the first 21.
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sathya anantharaman says:
wow. isn”t this the WOrd anointed ,for this fasting ,,, or not wow,, this is the truth and nothing but the whole truth, wow, whooooo wow. YEs sir, thank you for being our mentor for the last 21 days. i have not been released of the Holy spirit to finish this fasting yet. the Lord has prepared my heart and has strengthened me in my spirit ans my body and soul. He has given me Hope and to Know HE is with me and is fighting my battles. i just have to BE STILL and to know He is … and i will only finish my fasting after jan 31st midnight and stay in prayer and fasting till sundown friday feb 1st. this is God”s leading in my spirit and i have committed to it. thank you pastor Jentzen and the whole media ministry for letting me have this online studies and help. Blessings and blessings amen in Jesus name
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Richard Fairbanks, Alaska says:
Pastor Franklin, your voice, books, podcast, etc, helped to strengthen my lukewarm faith and provided much needed suppport through several years of personal hardship. I hope to be able to share my story with you and others, in the future.Through fasting and prayer, I can honestly say, that I have witnessed God’s work, through people and organizations, to help carry me through, just when it was needed. I have done a lot of short fast,1-5 days at a time. Today, I am celebrating…with my fasting partner…Which God provided…the last day of my first 21 day (full) fast. Its been an incredible journey!
Thank-you Pastor Franklin…your truly annointed! God Bless! -
guibithja says:
Matthew 6:2 when we give…
Matthew 6:5 when we pray…
Matthew 6:16 when we fast…
Ho Lord, help me keep those 3 Arrows of my delivrance,please put your Hands on my hands until my complete victory be clearly manifeste in my family, financies, my ministry, my job and I’m not letting go Father God until you give me complete victory over the flesh, the world and the devil.I’m waiting on you and Glorifying you for my complete victory in Jesus Name. AMEN AMEN AMEN.-
Pam says:
Awesome! I couldnt have said it better
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Mapula says:
Dear Pastor Franklin
May our All Mighty God bless you, your ministry and family for the good seed you have planted in all of us all over the world. i thank God for using you to lead us in the fasting ministry. feeding us every day of the 21 days with the word and bread of life. May you experience God’s amazing favor and harvest in all that you touch. Amen!
we love you so much!
Mapula Mojapelo-Batka from South Africa
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Bernice says:
I give thanks and praise to God Almighty who gave me the strength during these 21 days. I have fasted, I have been praying and I have given. I still do not intend to stop. This is going to be a way of life for me. Too often I have stopped too soon when I saw the beginning of a breakthrough and now I understand how to have the complete victory. Blessings to Pastor Franklin and family, the Kingdom Connection and everyone in the Fasting Movement.
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Marion says:
Pastor Franklin, this fast has truly helped me to stand on God’s word. Your book about fasting has blessed me immeasurably during this time.
May the Lord’s hand be upon you and especially on your children!Blessings from your now very slim sister in Christ
Marion Dawn PetersenHermanus, South Africa
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Kathy says:
PRAISE JESUS! We made it! I really love the three arrows analogy. What a great lesson! Let us all continue in the spiritual ground we have gained! Let us pray for each other and our world! Until the Rapture or next year, GOD’S Shalom be with us all!
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THANK YOU Pastor Franklin For your anointed life and for following GOD’s LEADING! You are a gift to the body of Christ!
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leon says:
I would like to testify that every one of the 21 days have been a tremendous Blessing to me . Everyday there has been a breakthrough in my family .with my children and with our business. Today we are expecting God willing the biggest break through in our business since we arrive in Houston 7 months ago to start a new venture in a new country . I give God all the Glory and the honor and I know His will prevail
May you all experience His wonderful Blessings todat wherever you are Leon Els
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Complete Victory In Jesus…My Savior, Forever!
The Lord has blessed me in this fast. I’ve drawn closer to Him, than ever before and I look forward to all that He has in store for my life, my family, my finances, my new home state of North Carolina and my soon-to-come new place of employment! I speak COMPLETE VICTORY OVER THE FLESH, THE WORLD AND THE ENEMY. Thank you Lord! Keep placing your hands on my hands! Help me to never let go of my 3 arrows of 1) Praying, 2) Fasting and 3) Giving! Thank you for COMPLETE VICTORY, OH LORD, MY GOD!! I love you today and always! -
Tarrie says:
Thank you God we have seen your hand in these 21 days and we are so grateful for the tools, encouragement and resources via Pastor Franklin. We will continue with arrows in hand till we see complete victory in Jesus Name.
Blessings,
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A. Davis DOMINICA says:
AMEN. Ref: Psalm 84:11 we will dwell in God’s presence for He will withhold nothing that is good when we walk “uprightly”. I thank the Holy Spirit for enlightening and strengthening us, for being our sun and shield and for giving us undeserved favour and mercy during the fast and for the future. Be encouraged for the future. Thanking God, the Pastor and everyone else. Thanking GOD for his constant flow of grace.
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Michelle says:
Amen!!!! Thank you Pastor Franklin for this fasting and prayer..2013….
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Christine says:
Complete victory is ours in the name of Jesus. We have overpowered the devil and we have won because of Gods power given to us freely during the fast.
Jesus already won the battle. We are just following His example and putting the devil in his place …. nowhere.
Thank you Father for you are the way, the truth and the life. Those who follow you will be covered by your power. Let us enjoy being in God presence and long to live in it forever.And may the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the LOVE of God, and the FELLOWSHIP of the Holy Spirit be with us Now and Forever more. Amen
We have COMPLETE VICTORY!!!
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Barbie says:
Pastor Franklin, all of Free Chapel and my brothers and sisters around the world, this fast, the messages, the testimonies and the prayers have truly been a blessing this year. The other years were great, but this year I needed this fast. My 21st day is tomorrow. That will not be the end tho. Fasting has been a regular part of my life for many years, but last year I allowed flesh to make me quit, said it didn’t do anything. I know it was a lie, but because of the constant onslaughter, I lost my edge. I got it back now, praise our God. It was a pleasure fasting family. God bless each of you.
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Jane says:
Thank you pastor, what a blessing to fast with you all precious brothers and sisters. I continue to believe God for complete victory in my family especially my dear brother George who has been so ill for a while now. Please remember to believe for his complete healing and restoration , God bless you all.
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Vickie says:
We praise The Lord from whom all blessings flow by the precious blood of Jesus the battle is won in Jesus name amen
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Saron says:
Dear Pa. Franklin, his family and Jentezen Franklin Ministries;
May the Lord open the gates of heaven upon you all! I’ve been inspired & blessed by you these 21 days.
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Atinuke says:
This time of prayer & fasting has been truly an amazing journey in God and with the Holy Spirit. It’s also a beautiful feeling to know that thousands of other believers across the world were doing the same thing – pursuing the presence of God and giving the devil a black eye! I loved this time of fasting & prayer and I trust God that next year’s fasting will be explosive! Millions of believers will get plugged in and with one heart and voice, we will all see (the world included) God’s kingdom come with divine power.
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Cynthia, from Zimbabwe says:
Glory be to God for being one of them. When Christ comes I will be one of them.
Thank you for the teaching, I have been following your fasting movements for more that five years now from down here in Zimbabwe – Africa. God is wonderful and faithful
I felt the oneness in Christ despite distances. I have been uplifted by all the sermons each day of 21 days. Hands on my hands in all my ways is my prayer and to my children and family.
Be blessed Jentezen Franklin for listening to God’s voice to have this fasting movement. Blessings to all members who fasted the 21 days and those continuing we are together.!!!
AMEN and AMEN
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masood pervaiz says:
halleluijah Jesus has given us complete victory. our God is a great GOD. AMEN halleluijah
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iam fasting from 1st january and will continue to 9th february . that is 40 days. Praise be to God. i than God for pastor jentezen franklin by whom i have learned the victory of fasting the meaning and blessings. May God use you more and more pastor franklin GOD BLESS YOU.
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Thank You GOD for OUR complete Victory and this fastin and prayers was Amizingly a blessing for me,all Free Chapel and all brothers and sisters alover the world,it was like a family around OUR Master Jesus Christ who bless everyone and give us through these 21 days complete victory in all aspects.Let Testify God’s hands on our hands throughout this program even now,I’m feeling it again.Thank Pastor JF for this direction and let the Heaven be always opened upon you and all church there and upon all my partner in the world.Glory to God for all blessing and supporting all who are continuing to 40 days,Please Father God,give strengh,power and let them keep the 3 Arrows better handed: Prayer,Fasting and Giving in Jesus Name.Praise the Lord.ALLELUAH.
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elizabeth says:
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God…Heb 12:2
Jehoshaphat, a king of Judah, learned the power of prayer and fasting to conquer literal military adversaries. When faced with a military alliance of Ammonites, Moabites, and Meunites, Jehoshaphat called a fast for all the people of Judah. ( 2 Chronicles 20:3.) The result was that God set confusion in the camp of the enemy so that they turned upon themselves and destroyed each other. (verses 22-23.)
For the prophet Elijah, prayer and fasting brought victory over a powerful demonic principality operating through Queen Jezebel. Elijah was fearless in the face of King Ahab and 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah ( 1 Kings 18:16-40) but ran for his life at the threat of Jezebel because she was empowered by a demonic principality of witchcraft that intimidated him. ( 1 Kings 19:1-3 and 2 Kings 9:22.) At the end of a 40 day period of fasting and prayer while in route to Mount Horeb to meet with God, Elijah received a message from God that assured Him of the Lord’s sovereignty over political and spiritual forces. ( 1 Kings 19:15-18.) He was able to return at God’s command with no fear for his security as God had assured victory over his enemies.
“Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.“..2corin 9:7 -
phylis says:
thank you pasture franklin and brothers and sisters in christ, so far this 21 day fast has been answered for my grand children, and releaved our sons mind, to know they have a little more security in their live with their mother. i still need to fast for our sons security, to not lose his home, and for him to have control of his own life, from his ex wife. he makes $8.75 hr pays $117 weekly plus has to clean ex wife house in order to see kids. the law allows him to have over nights every other week end. plus wed evenings. i know christ has it under control. im still going to finish the 40 day fast until christ lets me know everything will be restored. your loving sister in christ. amen
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Gisele says:
Thank you for this 21 days of fasting . May God Bless Pastor Franklin and The Media Team .Since we made it ,I believe that God will do wonders for each one of us .Then I say Aksanti kwa Mungu !
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favour says:
We are thankful to our God for His Grace and strength to go through the fast.
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I thank Jesus for the live streaming of your Sunday worship service today. I had a major breakthrough of crying out to God while watching the praise and worship as the congregants were having hands laid on them. I believe Jesus is my healer and my portion and that I am not trying to be delivered I am delivered and that applies to my family too. I thank God for giving me my edge back and a greater love for the Word of God. God bless all of you who have taken this 21 day (and longer) journey. In the Name of Jesus we have the victory!
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Seatile says:
Thank you for the 21 days fast, your ministry has been an encouragement to most of us throughout this 21 day fast. Thank you for the wonderful message about prayer, fasting & giving.
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Bill L. A. says:
I am positive the branches, rocks and roadblocks in our pathway have been cleared out, marginalized and removed and He can advance His kingdom purposes through us as a result of His greatness, authority, compassion and our obedience these days. Saying that, I could eat a house today!!! Amazing He did it for twice as long!
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Duduzile says:
Thank God we’ve made it!!!!! His Grace and Mercy…………….
Love you always,
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Sonia says:
Hallelujah. God is awesomely Good. Thank you Lord for guiding us through this 21 days of Fast. it’s a complete Victory and a Big Thank you to Pastor Franklin and his ministry for all the encouragement. May God Bless each of you and your family’s. Grateful for the awesome man of God Pastor Franklin. This is just the beginning for me and mines. God Bless you all and may you all have a blessed year ahead.
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Juju says:
I will keep asking God for complete victory in some issue on my career and I will not stop until my prayers were answered, until some miracles happen! I promised God that I would fast, pray and give within this 21 days fast, and I did it, I kept my promise. Now I believe God will keep His promise and reward me with complete victory. As God knows how to give His people complete victory over the flesh, the world and the devil … over our body, soul and spirit. I will keep those arrows in my hand. And keep my eyes on Jesus, and trust God will direct me to the right place, have a good plan to prosper me and give the future that I hope for!!!! Amen!!!! 2013 is gonna be a sensational year, God is my source of strength and you are my witness!!!
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Rita says:
Today is my final day. It has been an amazing time of drawing closer to God. I have a peace and understanding like never before. Thank you, Pastor Jentzen for your wonderful ministry. The daily video was so helpful. It greatly encouraged me, gave me insight and opened my eyes. I will be making a contribution to your ministry in thanks for your work. May you, your family and your ministry continue to be greatly blessed in 2013.
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bv says:
hello sister Rita,
Praise the lord, hw did you start your fasting.. tomorrow i am fasting for 3days n next 7 but sister each time i want to fast something is blocking me, hw do u win the battle sister you can reply me at r.buvanesvari@gmail.com
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i want to fast hw do i do that i m thrist for christ end of march i will be baptizing, pls help
i have alot of tings to ask him i will do it and will he help me
Amen…praise God that we did it and made it!!!