Pastor and best-selling author Jentezen Franklin is calling on Christians in America and around the world to turn to God for 21 days of prayer and fasting during these unprecedented times.
Franklin, who leads the multi-campus church, Free Chapel, announced the fast on Facebook last week. He stressed the importance of fasting and prayer amid the pandemic, the economic disaster in the U.S, the upcoming school year, and the presidential election in November.
“I’ve had God deal with me and say call the Church, the body of Christ globally and at our church to a 21 day fast,” he said in a video.
The Georgia based pastor added that he will be hosting daily prayer meetings throughout the fast. He believes that by fasting and prayer, God will bring about a “divine reversal” on the pandemic.
“If my people, which are called by my name, would humble themselves“ Franklin said, citing 2 Chronicles 7:14. “That’s fasting and praying, and call on God.”
“We gotta see breakthrough, we gotta see it for business, for our nation and for our families.” he added.
“In moments like these the church prays, and the church acts,” Pastor Franklin said, according to CBN News. “We pray for a vaccine, we pray for those facing economic challenges, we pray for our children whose education and lives have been disrupted. We pray for those who are lonely and who feel lost in anxiety. We also…
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