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Fasting and prayer are not religious extras. In Scripture, they are presented as God’s appointed means to release His power, to subdue the flesh, and to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in accomplishing His will on earth.
Let us look at what the Word of God says.
> “Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
> — *Matthew 6:16–18*
> “But those who wait on the LORD
> Shall renew their strength;
> They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
> They shall run and not be weary,
> They shall walk and not faint.”
> — *Isaiah 40:31*
> “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
> — *James 5:16b*
The song speaks of fasting as “the gateway to the supernatural” and prayer as “the key to unlock heaven’s power.” These are not exaggerations. When rightly practiced, in humility and faith, fasting and prayer:
Our task is to see what Scripture says, to understand the spiritual principles, and then to apply them practically in our daily walk.
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### Matthew 6:16–18 – Kingdom Discipline, Not Religious Display
Matthew 6 is part of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus lays out the ethics and lifestyle of the Kingdom of God. In this chapter, He speaks about three basic disciplines of a righteous life:
1. Giving (Matthew 6:1–4) – “When you *do* a charitable deed…”
2. Praying (Matthew 6:5–15) – “When you *pray*…”
3. Fasting (Matthew 6:16–18) – “When you *fast*…”
Notice: Jesus does not say “*if* you fast.” He says, “*when* you fast.” In His mind, fasting is as normal a part of discipleship as giving and praying.
The problem He addresses is not fasting itself, but hypocritical fasting—fasting to be seen by men. The Pharisees made a display of their religious exercises. Jesus redirects fasting from the public stage to the secret place with the Father, promising that the Father “who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
Jesus is speaking to disciples who would soon face persecution, spiritual conflict, and the need for guidance. He is equipping them with a discipline that would release heavenly intervention in the midst of earthly pressure.
### Isaiah 40:31 – Strength for the Weary Remnant
Isaiah 40 is a word of comfort to a weary people under the shadow of exile and judgment. Israel had been chastened for idolatry and rebellion. Many were disheartened and felt abandoned.
God, through Isaiah, reveals His greatness:
> “The everlasting God, the LORD,
> The Creator of the ends of the earth,
> Neither faints nor is weary.
> His understanding is unsearchable.
> He gives power to the weak,
> And to those who have no might He increases strength.”
> — *Isaiah 40:28–29*
The promise in verse 31 is not to the casual believer. It is to those who “wait on the LORD”—who fix their hope, expectation, and dependence upon Him. In times of exhaustion and apparent delay, those who persist in seeking God are renewed with supernatural strength and elevation—“wings like eagles.”
This aligns directly with the song’s theme: the body may grow weak, but the inner man is strengthened by God’s might.
### James 5:16 – Prayer That Changes Reality
James is writing to scattered, persecuted Jewish believers. He addresses suffering, sickness, oppression, and the need for practical righteousness. In this context he says:
> “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
He then gives the example of Elijah:
> “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain… And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain…” (James 5:17–18)
Elijah was not a superhuman. He was a man “with a nature like ours.” But he knew how to pray in alignment with God’s will. His prayers altered weather patterns and national history.
The song points to this same reality: “When we pray, the Spirit moves. Chains are broken, mountains tremble, the power of God is revealed.”
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### 1. “When you fast” – νηστεύω (*nēsteuō*) – Matthew 6:16
The Greek verb used in Matthew 6:16 is νηστεύω (*nēsteuō*), from *nē* (not) and *esthiō* (to eat). At its simplest level it means “to abstain from food,” to go without eating.
But in biblical usage, fasting is not merely dieting or hunger. It is abstaining from food for spiritual purposes:
In the Old Testament, the common Hebrew verb is צוּם (*tsum*), “to fast, abstain from food,” usually linked with humbling the soul (Leviticus 16:29, Psalm 69:10).
So when the song says, “Fasting is the gateway to the supernatural,” it is describing what happens when a believer chooses to withhold legitimate physical nourishment to prioritize spiritual reality, to seek God, and to contend for His purposes.
Fasting is not a way to twist God’s arm. It is a way to bring our soul and body into submission so that we can more clearly hear, obey, and cooperate with Him.
### 2. “Wait on the LORD” – קָוָה (*qāwāh*) – Isaiah 40:31
The Hebrew phrase “wait on the LORD” is built around the word קָוָה (*qāwāh*). It has two related senses:
1. To wait for, to look for, to hope in.
2. To bind together by twisting (as in twisting cords into a rope).
So “those who wait on the LORD” are those who:
This is not passive waiting. It is active reliance—continuing in prayer, in worship, in obedience, in seeking His face. When fasting is joined with this kind of waiting, the believer is “braided” into the purposes and power of God.
This gives substance to the song’s outro:
> “Those who wait upon the Lord,
> Shall rise up with wings like eagles.”
The one who fasts and prays in faith is not simply going without food; he is intertwining his weakness with God’s strength, his insufficiency with God’s sufficiency.
### 3. “Effective, fervent” – ἐνεργουμένη (*energoumenē*) – James 5:16
The phrase “effective, fervent prayer” translates a single participle in Greek: ἐνεργουμένη (*energoumenē*), from the verb ἐνεργέω (*energeō*)—“to be at work, to be effective, to be energized.”
So the prayer of a righteous person is energized, made effective, made powerful in its working. It is prayer energized by:
Fasting often functions as a catalyst for this kind of prayer. It strips away distraction, subdues the flesh, and allows our prayer to be more wholly given to God, more accurately tuned to His Spirit.
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### Verse 1
> “Fasting is the gateway to the supernatural,
> Prayer is the key to unlock heaven’s power.
> When we lay aside the bread that perishes,
> God fills us with the fire that never fades.”
#### 1. Fasting as Gateway; Prayer as Key
Scripture consistently associates fasting with access—access to revelation, to guidance, to angelic intervention, to demonic deliverance:
Prayer is the “key” in the sense that it is the appointed means by which we ask, seek, and knock (Matthew 7:7–8). Fasting does not replace prayer; it intensifies it. Fasting without prayer is a hunger strike. Fasting with prayer is a “gateway” into greater cooperation with the Holy Spirit.
#### 2. “Bread That Perishes” vs. “Fire That Never Fades”
The phrase “bread that perishes” echoes John 6:27:
> “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life…”
Jesus identified Himself as the bread of life (John 6:35). When we set aside physical bread for a season, we are making a statement: “My true life does not depend on food, but on Christ and His Word.”
> “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.”
> — *Matthew 4:4*
The “fire that never fades” points to:
When food is temporarily laid aside, and the heart is set on God, the Holy Spirit is given greater room to ignite fresh passion, faith, and clarity.
### Chorus
> “When we fast, the flesh is silenced,
> When we pray, the Spirit moves.
> Chains are broken, mountains tremble,
> The power of God is revealed.”
#### 1. The Flesh Silenced
Scripture contrasts “flesh” and “Spirit” repeatedly (Galatians 5:16–17; Romans 8:5–8). The “flesh” here is not just the physical body, but the whole fallen, Adamic nature—self-will, self-reliance, self-indulgence.
Fasting is a way of saying “no” to the flesh:
Paul said:
> “I discipline my body and bring it into subjection…”
> — *1 Corinthians 9:27*
Fasting is one of the biblical means for this discipline.
#### 2. The Spirit Moves
“When we pray, the Spirit moves.” The Holy Spirit is not at our disposal, but God has ordained that certain things He desires to do, He will only do in answer to prayer.
Prayer does not persuade a reluctant God; it cooperates with a willing God. When prayer is in line with the Word and led by the Spirit, the Spirit energizes that prayer (Romans 8:26–27).
#### 3. Chains and Mountains
“Chains are broken, mountains tremble” reflects the language of Scripture:
Jesus said:
> “However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
> — *Matthew 17:21* (some manuscripts include; the principle stands from Mark 9:29)
In spiritual warfare, fasting and prayer often bring the decisive breakthrough where ordinary praying and effort have fallen short.
### Verse 2
> “Those who seek Him with all their heart,
> Will walk in realms of glory unknown.
> The body may grow weak and weary,
> But the soul is strengthened by His might.”
#### 1. Seeking with All the Heart
Jeremiah 29:13 says:
> “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”
Fasting with prayer is one clear way to seek God with “all the heart.” It indicates that seeking Him is more important than comfort, routine, or appetite.
Those who do this “walk in realms of glory unknown”:
#### 2. Weak Body, Strong Soul
Isaiah 40:29–31 shows this paradox:
In fasting, the physical body may feel weak. But if we are fasting rightly, the inner man is being renewed:
> “Though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.”
> — *2 Corinthians 4:16*
Paul prayed that believers would be “strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man” (Ephesians 3:16). Fasting and prayer position us to receive that strengthening.
### Bridge
> “The men of old fasted and prayed,
> And they saw the heavens open.
> The same power is here today,
> For those who press beyond the veil.”
#### 1. Men of Old Who Fasted and Prayed
Scripture is full of such examples:
All these “saw the heavens open” in different ways—revelation, deliverance, guidance, empowerment.
#### 2. The Same Power Today
Hebrews 13:8 declares:
> “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
The Holy Spirit has not changed. The principles of the Kingdom have not changed. The spiritual disciplines God used in past generations are still His appointed means today.
#### 3. Pressing Beyond the Veil
The “veil” points foremost to the veil of the temple, which was torn in two at the death of Christ (Matthew 27:51). Hebrews 10:19–22 tells us we have “boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.”
To “press beyond the veil” is:
Fasting and prayer do not earn us the right to enter—the blood of Jesus does that—but they help us lay hold of what His blood has already provided.
### Outro
> “Fasting brings the anointing,
> Prayer releases the fire.
> Those who wait upon the Lord,
> Shall rise up with wings like eagles.”
#### 1. Fasting and the Anointing
In Scripture, the anointing—the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit—is often associated with:
While the Holy Spirit is given by grace, God often uses fasting to prepare vessels for a fresh measure of anointing:
Fasting does not purchase the anointing; it makes room for the anointing.
#### 2. Prayer and the Fire
“Prayer releases the fire.” In Scripture, “fire” often represents:
In Acts 2, the Spirit’s coming is accompanied by “tongues as of fire.” In Acts 4, after prayer, they are freshly filled and speak the Word with boldness.
As believers give themselves to prayer, the Spirit:
#### 3. Eagle’s Wings
Returning to Isaiah 40:31, the eagle’s wings picture:
Those who wait on the Lord—through worship, meditation, prayer, even fasting—are lifted above the drag of the flesh, the pressure of circumstances, and the oppression of the enemy. They begin to live from a higher place: “seated… in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6).
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### 1. First, We Must Align Our Motives
Jesus warned against fasting “to be seen by men” (Matthew 6:16). Before you fast, settle these questions:
A simple prayer before fasting: “Lord, I choose to humble myself. I am not trying to earn anything, but to submit more fully to You. Search my motives. Purify them.”
### 2. Second, We Must Combine Fasting with Focused Prayer and the Word
Fasting without prayer is just going hungry. Fasting with television, constant social media, and worldly distractions will yield little spiritual benefit.
During a fast, deliberately:
Pray especially along the lines of James 5:16—fervent, focused, faith-filled prayer.
### 3. Third, We Must Submit Our Flesh to Discipline
Your body will protest. Habits will surface. Irritations, temptations, and hidden bondages may be exposed. Do not be surprised. This is part of the process.
If you have medical conditions, seek wise counsel and consider partial fasts (like Daniel 10:3) rather than total abstinence.
### 4. Fourth, We Must Persist and Expect the Open Reward
Jesus promised: “Your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly” (Matthew 6:18). This reward may come in various forms:
Do not measure the value of fasting only by what you feel during the fast. Often the deepest work is inward and becomes visible afterwards. Continue in the lifestyle of “waiting on the Lord” even when the fast is over.
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### Proclamation
Say this aloud, deliberately, in faith:
> I proclaim that fasting is God’s appointed gateway to the supernatural,
> and prayer is His key to unlock heaven’s power.
> I choose to lay aside the bread that perishes,
> that God may fill me with the fire that never fades.
>
> In the name of Jesus, I silence the voice of my flesh,
> and I yield to the moving of the Holy Spirit.
> Chains are broken, mountains tremble,
> and the power of God is revealed in my life.
>
> I seek the Lord with all my heart.
> Though my body may grow weak,
> my inner man is strengthened with might by His Spirit.
> The same power that worked in the men of old
> is at work in me today, as I press beyond the veil
> by the blood of Jesus and the help of the Holy Spirit.
>
> Fasting prepares me for the anointing,
> and prayer releases the fire of God.
> I wait upon the Lord,
> and I rise up with wings like an eagle,
> to walk and not faint,
> to run and not be weary,
> in Jesus’ name. Amen.
### Prayer
Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
I thank You for the provision of fasting and prayer. I acknowledge that I do not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from Your mouth. I ask You to teach my hands for war and my fingers for battle in the realm of the Spirit.
By Your Spirit, purify my motives. Deliver me from religious show. Give me grace to humble myself under Your mighty hand through fasting, and to seek You in sincere, fervent prayer.
Where my flesh has ruled, let it be silenced. Where bondage remains, let chains be broken. Where mountains have stood in the way, let them be removed as I pray in faith.
Strengthen me in the inner man. Renew my strength as I wait upon You. Let the anointing of the Holy Spirit increase in my life. Ignite the fire of first love. Use me as an instrument to set captives free, to see heaven’s power revealed in the earth.
I receive by faith the open reward You have promised to those who fast and seek You in secret. I commit myself to walk in this discipline under the lordship of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
In Jesus’ mighty name,
Amen.
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