Day 12 | Let Christ Heal You
January 20th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Psalm 35:13
David said, “I humbled my soul with fasting.”
Christian fasting is a test to see what desires control us. What are our bottom-line passions? In his chapter on fasting in Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster says, “More than any other discipline, fasting reveals the things that control us. This is a wonderful benefit to the true disciple who longs to be transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. We cover up what is inside of us with food and other things.”
Foster continues: “If pride controls us, it will be revealed almost immediately. If anger, bitterness, jealousy, strife, or fear are within us they will surface during fasting. At first, we will rationalize that our anger is due to our hunger. And then, we know that we are angry because the spirit of anger is within us. We can rejoice in this knowledge because we know that healing is available through the power of Christ.”
One of the reasons for fasting is to know what is in us. It will come out. You will see it. You will have to deal with it or quickly smother it again. During these 21 days of fasting and prayer it’s a good time to let Christ bring healing.
