Day 13 | Giving, Fasting, Praying
January 21st, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Matthew 6:3-4 6-7, 17-18
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
But when you pray, go int your room and close the door, and pray to the Father who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and you Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Jesus provided the pattern by which we are to live as a child of God. That pattern addressed three specific duties of a Christian: giving, praying, and fasting. Jesus said, “When you give…” and “When you pray…” and “When you fast…” He made it clear that fasting, like giving and praying, was a normal part of Christian life.
Solomon, when writing the books of wisdom for Israel, made the point that a cord, or rope, braided with three strands is not easily broken (Ecclesiastes. 4:12). Likewise, when giving, praying, and fasting are practiced together in the life of a believer, it creates a type of threefold cord that is not easily broken.
Could we be missing our greatest breakthroughs because we fail to fast?
