Fasting
Devotional Reading: I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Daniel 10:3 KJV
I think that God intended fasting to be a denial of our temporal pleasure to reset our appetite for what is most satisfying: God.
Fasting is a necessity in the life of a believer, but many Christians have a misunderstanding about what fasting is and what it accomplishes. It’s actually a very simple concept that can profoundly affect our lives.
Many view fasting as some kind of devotional currency they can use to get what they want from God. That’s fake news. At its core, fasting is about bringing the prayer of “less of me and more of you” to life. Fasting is about the denial of self, the shifting of priorities, and the acknowledgment of what it means to hunger not just for mere morsels of food but for the life-changing presence God. It is a resolute course of action anointed by His Spirit, not by our will.
Prayer and Confession
I commit to denying myself of some pleasures so I can get more of Jesus. Amen!
Further Reading – Luke 4:1-2, Exodus 34:28
