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“We have as much of God as we actually want.”–A.
W. Tozer
Dietrick Bonhoffer said
“Jesus takes it for granted that His disciples will observe the pious custom of fasting.
Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian life.
Such customs have only one purpose — to make the disciples more ready and cheerful to accomplish those things which God would have done.”Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, in his book The Cost of Discipleship
Self Control is demanded for Christians in the new testament…6 times it is mentioned in 5 of the epistles.
Why is it important to exercise self control - denying the flesh
We spend ALOT of time catering to our desires:
Desire for entertainment (TV- vacations-video-movies)
Desire for pleasure (food-luxury-ease-convenience)
Without proper borders, these can take over our lives
All of this is working against God’s goals and priorities for us
We are not supposed to live just anyway we want
If we are lead by the flesh…we will seek the things of the flesh
If we are lead by the Spirit…we will seek the things of the Spirit
We need to strengthen the muscle of restraint and control
, a twentieth-century writer, said,
“You and I have no more right to omit fasting because we feel no special emotional prompting than we have a right to omit prayer, Bible reading, or assembling with God’s children for lack of some special emotional prompting.
Fasting is just as biblical and normal a part of a spiritual walk of obedience with God as are these others.”
Wesley Duewel
Fasting is to take our eyes off the things of this world and instead focus on God.
Fasting is a way to demonstrate to God and to ourselves that we are serious about our relationship with Him.
Fasting is for mature Christians who understand its meaning and purpose
Jesus’s example of Fasting:
Fasting before a serious spiritually demanding experience is necessary
In spiritual battle many voices and emotions are coming at you
You need to be experienced in hearing God and knowing is voice
Fasting is the rehearsal for this....
Major decisions within the new church done with fasting
John Piper says, “The absence of fasting is the measure of our contentment with the absence of Christ.”
What to fast-Not Always Food
There are many things we could fast from that would perfect disciple in us
Normal marital relations
TV
Facebook-social media
Listening to radio in car?
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