Revival Begins in the Wilderness—Thanks for Praying and Fasting With Us!

Thank you for continuing to fast and pray with us!

As summer begins, let’s lift up our students—especially those heading to college. Pray they walk in wisdom, stay rooted in God’s Word, and resist temptation. Ask the Lord to surround them with godly community and a deep hunger for His presence. Let’s also pray for all students to stay out of trouble and pursue Christ and healthy relationships. And may every teacher find real rest and refreshing in God’s presence—body, soul, and spirit—during this break.

Let’s also continue in faithful intercession for the 12-12-12-12 vision at the Atlanta high school—asking the Lord for a mighty outpouring of the gospel and for a consecrated revivalist to rise from this generation to run the Atlanta club in the fall of 2025.

As we continue to fast and pray, may we look to the One who went before us—not just as an example, but as our Savior.

Before His public ministry began, “Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted for forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.” —Matthew 4:1–2 

Jesus fasted not for self-improvement, but as an act of obedience and preparation. The wilderness wasn’t easy. It was dry, lonely, and full of temptation. Yet He stood firm—not by willpower, but by the Word of God:

“It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’” —Matthew 4:4

The fast of Jesus was more than discipline—it was spiritual warfare. And it pointed forward to the gospel, where Christ would overcome not just temptation, but sin and death itself. The wilderness was a foreshadowing of the cross, where Jesus would win the final victory.

“For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses… but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are—yet without sin.” —Hebrews 4:15

When we fast now, we do so not to prove our strength, but to declare our dependence on the gospel. Jesus has already overcome. We fast to feast on Him. We fast to align with His heart, and to carry His burden—for the lost, for revival, for His glory.

Let’s enter this fast not to escape the world, but to stand in the gap for it. Let’s pray for captives to be set free, for hearts to burn again, and for the gospel to awaken a generation!

Because the same Jesus who conquered in the wilderness now lives in us—and the same Spirit who led Him now leads us.

“Return in the power of the Spirit…” —Luke 4:14

Let’s fast and pray like Jesus did—armed with the Word, filled with the Spirit, fueled by the gospel. The wilderness isn’t the end. It’s where revival begins!

United for the harvest,

Joseph and the Crossroads Team