21 Days of Fasting and Prayer - Heaven Come Downনমুনা

With the theme of this fast titled “Heaven Come Down,” you can’t help but think about what Heaven will be like. Scripture promises that Heaven will be a place of unimaginable joy and reward for those who place their faith in Jesus. And one of our prayers through this fast has been that you would personally experience the wonderful realities of Heaven coming down in your life and that you would continue to live under an open Heaven.

Living under an open Heaven signifies divine access, unhindered connection, clarity, affirmation, and the movement of the Spirit. It’s the level of spiritual vitality every believer longs for—when you know without a doubt that God is near, that He sees you, and that He’s moving, which is exactly what we see in the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry.

Mark records this amazing scene in Mark 1:10,“And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.”

This wasn’t just poetic imagery. It was a visible, supernatural reality. As Jesus was baptized, something shifted. The heavens didn’t just part, they were “torn open.” The Holy Spirit descended in power. And then came the voice of the Father: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (v. 11)

Before Jesus ever preached a sermon, healed the sick, or walked on water, He stood in the Jordan River and experienced this defining moment—one of divine affirmation and spiritual empowerment. Heaven opened. The Spirit descended. The Father spoke.

Not much has been recorded in the Gospels about Jesus before this moment.

Between His birth story and His baptism, we know that Jesus lived in obscurity for years, growing in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man (Luke 2:52). And this life of humility and surrender was eventually displayed publicly for others to see and record at His baptism.

What we never read in any of the Gospels is that the status of the open Heaven ever changed – Heaven remained open over Jesus. Why? Because the posture of Jesus didn’t change.

The very next verses we read, Mark 1:12-13, Jesus spends forty days fasting, which was a physical and spiritual continuation of a humble and surrendered life. And because of this, the heavens remained open over His life and ministry.

In the same way, fasting becomes a doorway to an open Heaven in our own lives. When we fast, we humble ourselves and surrender our physical urges and cravings, posturing ourselves for the same kind of clarity, sensitivity, and intimacy that Jesus demonstrated. We silence the noise. We recalibrate our hearts. We make room for the Lord to supernaturally strengthen and speak to us.

You may not see a dove or hear an audible voice. But make no mistake—Heaven opens over those who humble themselves before God.

As you conclude this fast, take time to sit with the Lord. Ask Him to speak. Invite the Holy Spirit to descend in a new, fresh way. Let His voice remind you of who you are and what you’ve been called to do, continuing to live a life of surrender, knowing there is an open Heaven over your life!