DAILY COGNISANCE:
The Power of Fasting for Breakthrough: Breaking Every Chain
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” – Isaiah 58:6 (NIV)
Drama Message:
Scene: (Brother Emeka, a struggling entrepreneur, sits in his office surrounded by unpaid bills and failed business plans. His pastor, Rev. Daniels walks in and sees his despair.)
Rev. Daniels: Emeka, I see the weight on your shoulders. But have you considered fasting as a weapon?
Brother Emeka: (Frustrated) Pastor, I’ve prayed and worked hard, but nothing changes!
Rev. Daniels: (Pulls out a Bible) Isaiah 58:6 says God’s chosen fast breaks chains. Some battles aren’t fought with effort alone—they need divine intervention.
Brother Emeka: But how does not eating solve my problems?
Rev. Daniels: Fasting isn’t about hunger—it’s about hunger for God’s power. When you deny your flesh, you sharpen your spirit to hear God and break spiritual barriers.
(Flashback: Emeka’s business partner betrayed him, and doors kept shutting. Present-day Emeka sighs.)
Rev. Daniels: The Israelites fasted in Esther’s time, and Haman’s plot was reversed. Your breakthrough is waiting on the other side of your sacrifice.
*(Emeka agrees to a 3-day fast. On the third day, his phone rings—an investor he met years ago suddenly wants to fund his business!)*
Closing Narration: Fasting shifts the battle from your hands to God’s. What yoke is God waiting to break for you?
[End of Scene]
Saturday 28th June, 2025.
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