“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of hosts. — Zechariah 4:6
God says to us in this day, as He did to Zechariah concerning the building of His habitation:
“…not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit.”
Trusting in God—and thus the power of the Spirit—for the things we need and desire is the primary way God has chosen to work. The Father is calling us to move into a position of total trust in the Lord, because He is about to do something extraordinary, and no man will be able to take glory for it.
In this day, we need a strong emphasis on prayer, listening, obedience, and specifically speaking what He shows us to speak. It is still yet to be seen what God can do when people pray and proclaim His Word. The closest modern example of this is found in Seoul, Korea, where the largest church in the world exists—born out of an emphasis on prayer.
There, Pastor Cho, the founding pastor, sought the Lord four hours a day throughout the history of his pastoral leadership. Staff members were required to pray at least three hours a day. Pastor Cho’s famous reply when asked the secret behind the largest church in the world was simple: “I pray, and I obey.”
It comes down to trusting in Him and trusting that His power is more than sufficient to meet the enemy head-on and prevail over all darkness. Time and time again, God has called His covenant people to trust Him above all things. This trust is always evidenced in seeking Him, waiting upon Him, and saying what He instructs us to say.
We must trust much more in the power of God working through us and in us as we do what He has shown us to do. For He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we ask or think through that power.
Ephesians 3:20–21 (NASB)
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
As we enter into the Daniel Fast and press through, we must ask ourselves: Do we fully trust the Lord? Is He the One we look to first and primarily for all things? As we examine our own lives, we can bring ourselves into alignment with a sold-out pursuit of the Father—His purpose and His provision.