Fast Like Esther—Stand in the Gap, Fueled by the Gospel!
Thank you for continuing to fast and pray with us each Wednesday. Your sacrifice is making an eternal impact!
Prayer Points:
Revival Zoom Calls
Grow from 12 to 20 weekly Zoom prayer calls
120+ unique participants each week
Finish training materials (slides + live onboarding)
Raise up a leader to oversee the entire revival prayer movement
Fresh strategies to disciple and grow the Zoom community (YouTube Shorts, IG Reels, Give Him 15, etc.)
Church Partnerships & Long-Term Vision
8 ATL & 4 MTG churches to become hubs of prayer & evangelism
True "houses of prayer" ignited for Gen Z & Gen Alpha harvest
Administrative Infrastructure
Appoint an organized, Spirit-led admin to track goals & hold all accountable
Build strong systems to sustain growth and execution
Creative Innovation
Pray for God-breathed strategies in media, prayer, outreach & follow-up
Wisdom that bridges generations and captures young hearts
Atlanta High School
Raise up a Gen Z or Millennial revivalist this summer
Fulfill the 12–12–12–12 vision with passion and power
Staff Consecration
Full sanctification in spirit, soul, and body (1 Thess. 5:23–24)
Walk in FIRST LOVE—fasting the world, feasting on God’s love
Great outpouring on the bi-weekly staff meetings on Tuesdays at 4:30 pm (June 10th next one)
Revival Breakthrough
Revival fire on every Zoom call and school campus Encounter meeting
Hunger, holiness, and the presence of Jesus in every gathering
As we gather again, we’re reminded that we’re not the first to face urgent moments in history—and we’re not the first to fast. One of the most courageous fasts in Scripture came from a young woman named Esther, who risked everything to stand in the gap for her people.
When a death sentence loomed over the Jewish people, Esther didn’t shrink back—she called for a fast.
“Go, gather all the Jews… and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go into the king… and if I perish, I perish.”
—Esther 4:16
This wasn’t just an emotional response—it was an act of bold, gospel-shaped intercession. Esther was willing to lay down her life so her people could be saved. In that moment, she foreshadowed a far greater Savior, Jesus, who laid down His life to rescue the world—not only from physical destruction, but from eternal separation.
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
—Mark 10:45
Esther risked her crown to save her people. Jesus gave up His crown to save the world.
Her fast was a cry for mercy. His cross was the answer.
That’s the power of the gospel—and that’s why we fast today.
We don’t fast to earn God’s love. We fast because we’ve received it.
We fast not out of fear, but out of faith in a Savior who hears.
We fast because revival won’t come through human effort, but through divine intervention.
So let’s fast and pray this Wednesday like Esther did:
With urgency for our generation
With love for those under spiritual bondage
With boldness to approach the King—not to plead for ourselves, but for others
May our hearts echo hers: “If I perish, I perish”—because the gospel is worth our lives.
Let’s lift up our schools, our students, our cities, and the 12-12-12-12 vision at the Atlanta high school. Let’s pray for a modern-day Esther or Mordecai to arise—set apart, spirit-filled, and fearless. And let’s believe that Jesus, our risen King, is still moving through those who fast, pray, and believe!
“Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need."
—Hebrews 4:16
The moment is urgent. But the gospel is greater.
Let’s fast in faith. Let’s pray with fire. Jesus is still writing redemptive stories!
United for the harvest,
Joseph and the Crossroads Team
