Thoughts#2365
Fasting
Fasting really has more to do with humility than it
does with food "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the
humble." (James 4:6) So while the
world often stands in fear of the proud, we need to remember that God favors
the humble. The problem is that while
humility is a godly quality, it does not come supernaturally like
meekness. It only comes through
practice.
When we fast, we are putting the act of humility into
practice. We deny ourselves something as basic as food. We deny ourselves much more than food. Fasting is a spiritual acknowledgment that it
is God who sustains life, not food. And
only through a deep and obedient relationship with God, through prayer and fasting,
can we ever fully understand His purpose for our lives.
Isaiah 58:4
You will not fast as you do this day, to make your
voice heard on high.