If you want spiritual breakthroughs in your life, you must practice fervent prayer and fasting. So says Ronnie Floyd in the book that is the subject for today’s review.
A few years ago, I read The Power of Prayer and Fasting: God’s Gateway to Spiritual Breakthroughs by Ronnie Floyd, a longtime Southern Baptist pastor who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. At the time he wrote this book, he served as lead pastor of Cross Church in Arkansas.
At just over 200 pages, Pastor Floyd’s book is excellent and easy to read. I completed the whole thing in one afternoon, while taking notes.
Floyd does an excellent job covering the spiritual disciplines of prayer and fasting — something too many neglect in their daily Christian lives.
Some great quotes from the book include:
- “God can do more in a moment than you can do in a lifetime.”
- “Fasting must have a spiritual goal or purpose so important to us that we are willing to abstain from food, resulting in spending time with God for Him to speak to us.”
- “Spiritual breakthroughs are possible, but only by God’s power. However, there will be a price to pay.”
- “The gateway to supernatural power is prayer and fasting.”
There are some wonderful resources out there on fasting. And if you’ve never fasted before (or are not in the habit), you don’t need to start with a 40-day fast. You don’t even have to start with a 24-hour no-food fast.
There are many degrees of fasting and many options available.
This book serves as a great spiritual primer on the subject. But before you undertake any fast, make sure to consult with your doctor. As the book of Proverbs tells us, there is ‘safety in the multitude of counselors.’
God bless you.
