“When You Fast” not If
In the spirit of
transparency, I feel the need to express the following. I understand that
many others have come before and will come after who are more qualified and
often better equipped to teach the specific subjects in this work. My
hope is to reach those who might find this book early in their walk, or who
don’t do a lot of reading, or who are in exactly the right place to be
motivated to hear from God in a mighty way. Possibly my synopsis of each
element in this journey might help someone to springboard to a more complete
work on the subject.
Why do I bring that up at
this point? Because one of my heroes of the faith has written so
completely and beautifully on fasting that I find it hard to even start this
chapter. Dr. Bill Bright has been motivating me for years. His
dedication to God is a standard we can all look towards. Among the
multiplied other contributions that he made, he began a movement for fasting, including
leading entire churches to go on 40-day fasts.
Dr. Bright wrote at least four books on fasting
which you may find on Amazon or at other booksellers. So if my words
inspire you to fast, you might want to read one of those four books or at least
refer to his free online short course.
Jesus told His disciples
that some things only come out by prayer and fasting. Mark 9:29. In Matt
6:16 He said “When you fast...” Not if you fast. And yet the church
today seems to think that fasting isn’t important.
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