The victory over the Amalekites (Ex 17:8-16) reminds us of the importance of working together and the value of corporate prayer. There is great value in praying individually, but God clearly expects His people to come together to pray. So often, we treat prayer as...

Exodus 17:8-16 tells us about a battle against the Amalekites and how this battle was won through prayer and working together as God’s people. Battles tend to come at inconvenient times: the Amalekites attacked when the Israelites were weary and worn out, jaded from...

Fasting is often associated with giving up certain foods or mealtimes in order to pray, but Isaiah 58:1-14 makes it clear that fasting is more than a religious ritual. We have to fast not only from food (give up chocolate or sugar or miss a meal in order to pray, by...