When you walk around the city of Jerusalem you can hear roosters crowing every morning.
As I walked along the path that Jesus would have taken where He would be beaten and stand before Caiaphas, I thought of Peter. Jesus had already told Peter that he would deny Him before the rooster crowed three times. When it happened, the Bible says Peter ran off and wept bitterly (Luke 22:62).
The weight of his guilt and confusion must have been tremendous. Do you sometimes feel as though you have failed the Lord, like you have messed up beyond repair? Day after day, the reminder is there—just like Peter every time he heard a rooster crow. The enemy haunted him with his failure trying to prevent him from following God’s will for his life.
Maybe there is a rooster crowing from your past. It keeps reminding you of a failure that you just can’t shake. Remember: Peter was forgiven and restored! Jesus never intended for him to wallow in that guilt—but to repent and rise up to walk in the full power of his calling. The same goes for you. Jesus calls you to repent, rise up and walk in your calling!
That is why fasting is such a powerful tool. It revives the soul! Fasting helps you sweep out the junk. I am praying that everyone participating in this fast will experience a level of real revival that silences the haunting, crowing voices of the past.
God has a plan for your life. Peter preached and 3,000 people were saved—the same man who denied Jesus and wept bitterly in shame and disgrace was mightily used by God as the voice of Pentecost. It is time to tune out the roosters and allow God to bring you beyond your past into the anointing that He has for your life.