Episode 333 - Show Notes:
- “Fasting is a matter of exchanging one form of hunger for another. By withholding physical food from our bodies, we elevate the likelihood of developing a spiritual appetite.” - Ben Patterson
- Notice Jesus says, “When you fast…” He’s not saying if you fast, but when. Jesus assumes we will fast and pray as a spiritual discipline. He tells us this is something we should do in secret and to not let others know. This spiritual discipline is between us and God.
- But fasting’s main benefit is spiritual. I say this because it teaches us self-control and encourages a prolonged undistracted focus on Christ rather than on the temporary pleasures of food.
Matthew 6:16-18 - “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
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