arise church corporate fast

april 2026

day 3 focus: preparation & activation

Day 1 brought us into alignment. Day 2 called us into consecration. Day 3 is where alignment and consecration produce something tangible. God does not align and consecrate people just to leave them in a waiting room. Preparation has a destination, and that destination is activation. He is getting you ready to be released.

Preparation is not punishment. It is not a sign that God has forgotten you or that your time has passed. Preparation is evidence that God takes your assignment seriously enough to build you for it. When Jesus told His disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high, He was not delaying them. He was protecting them from going out empty and getting destroyed by an assignment they were not yet equipped to carry.

But here is the key: preparation has an endpoint, and that endpoint is activation. David was anointed in his father's house, then sent back to the sheep. But the anointing on his life was working. The lion and the bear were training sessions. Goliath was not his first battle. It was the one God had been preparing him for all along. When the moment came, David was not surprised. He was activated.

Today, pray with the expectation that God is not just preparing you for some future season. He is activating something in you right now, in this fast, in this very moment of consecration. The gifts He deposited in you, the calling He placed on your life, and the assignment He designed before you were born are all coming into focus. Pray with intensity. The season of activation is not coming. For those who are ready, it is here.

scriptures

1. Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

2. Luke 24:49 (KJV)

And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

3. Acts 1:8 (KJV)

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

4. 2 Timothy 2:21 (KJV)

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

5. Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

6. Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

7. Romans 8:30 (KJV)

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

8. 1 Samuel 16:13 (KJV)

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

9. Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

10. Isaiah 61:1 (KJV)

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.

11. John 14:26 (KJV)

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

12. Psalm 92:10 (KJV)

But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

prayer points

  1. 1. Prepared for What God Has Planned

    Father, I recognize that You never activate what You have not first prepared. I submit to the full process of preparation in my life. Whatever You need to build in me, whatever character You need to develop, whatever capacity You need to expand, take the time You require. Have Your complete way in me before You release me into what is next in Jesus’ Name.

    2. Activation of Spiritual Gifts

    O Lord, I ask You to activate every spiritual gift You have deposited in me. What You placed in me at the new birth, what You imparted through the laying on of hands, what You have spoken over my life through prophetic words, let it all come alive now. I refuse to live below the level of what You have gifted me to carry. Stir up the gift and let it begin to operate with clarity, power, and purpose in Jesus’ Name.

    3. Fresh Anointing for This Season

    Father, give us a fresh anointing. Not a recycled version of what You have already given, but a new dimension of Your Spirit for the new level of assignment You are releasing. Pour fresh oil over my life, my ministry, my leadership, and every role I carry. Let the anointing increase in proportion to the weight of what You are calling me to do in Jesus’ Name.

    4. Preparation of the Inner Man

    Father, strengthen me in my inner being. Build the character, the endurance, the patience, and the spiritual depth that the assignment requires. Do not let me be impressive on the outside while empty on the inside. Prepare the inner man thoroughly in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

    5. Activation of Divine Purpose

    Father, You knew my purpose before I was formed in my mother's womb. You ordained works for me to walk in before I took my first breath. I ask You to activate that pre-ordained purpose now. Let what You decided in eternity begin to manifest in time. Remove every obstacle that is standing between me and the full expression of my calling. I am ready to walk in what You created me for in Jesus’ Name.

    6. Preparation Through the Word

    Father God, I commit during this fast to open Your Word with greater intentionality. Speak to me through the scriptures. Illuminate the passages that are directly connected to where You are taking me. Let every truth I receive become a brick in the foundation You’ve placed for me in Jesus’ Name.

    7. Activation of the Prophetic Over My Life

    Father, I bring before You every prophetic word that has been spoken over my life and every promise You have made to me personally through Your Word. I decree and declare that those words are not dead. They are seeds waiting for the right season. I ask You to begin activating those words now. Let what was spoken in faith begin to take shape in the natural. I stand on Your word and I call those things that are not yet as though they already are in Jesus’ Name.

    8. Prepared to Carry the Weight of What Is Coming

    My Father, My King, I ask You to increase my capacity. Prepare me to carry more without being crushed. Prepare me to lead more without losing myself. Prepare me to give more without running dry. Expand my capacity spiritually, emotionally, and mentally so that when the increase comes, I am fully ready to steward it in the Name of Jesus.

    9. Activation of the Household

    Father, I ask You to activate my household. Let my family be stirred in their calling. Help us to move in the identity and purpose You designed for us. Let my home be a launching pad for kingdom assignment, not just a place of rest. Activate every person under my roof and let our family become a unified force for Your purposes in Jesus’ Name.

    10. Preparation of Arise Church for the Next Level

    Lord, I intercede for Arise Church. Prepare this house for the next level of Your presence and power. Prepare the leaders to carry more. Prepare the congregation to receive more. Remove everything that would make us comfortable at a lower level than what You have planned. Activate every gift, every department, and every ministry in this house. Let Arise Church step into this season fully prepared and ready to be used in Jesus’ Name.

    11. Breaking the Spirit of Delay

    In the Name of Jesus, I break the spirit of delay and procrastination off my life right now. Every assignment that has been stalled, every calling that has been idle, every gift that has been dormant, I decree and declare that the season of waiting is transitioning into the season of activation. What the enemy has tried to delay, You are now releasing. I receive the acceleration. I step into the fullness of what You have prepared for me without hesitation and without retreat.

    12. Prepared in Prayer Before Being Sent in Power

    In the Name of Jesus, I commit to being a person of prayer before I am a person of power. Let my private life with You always run deeper than my public ministry for You. Prepare me on my knees before You release me on my feet. Let every act of public service flow from a place of private preparation in the Name of Jesus.

    13. Activation of Courage for the Assignment

    Father, activate bold, Spirit-fueled courage in me. Courage to speak what You tell me to speak. Courage to lead the way You tell me to lead. Courage to make the moves You are directing me to make even when I cannot fully see where they lead. Let holy boldness be the spirit that governs how I step into my activation in Jesus’ Name.

    14. Prepared for Spiritual Opposition

    Father God, give me the grace to deal with the warfare that comes with the next level. Strengthen my spiritual armor. Sharpen my discernment. Let me recognize the enemy's tactics quickly and respond from a place of spiritual authority rather than fear or confusion. Prepare me for the fight because the One who lives in me is greater than the one in the world in Jesus’ Name.

    15. Released and Activated: Walking Into the New

    Father, as I close this prayer time, I decree and declare that I am prepared and I am activated. I step out of this place different than when I entered. By your grace, I am walking into the new thing You are doing and I will not look back. You have prepared me for this. Now I step into it by faith, in Jesus' name, Amen.