There is a danger, in fasting merely for the sake of fasting. This could result in false pride. Our Lord once severely censured such fasting. The Pharisees involved were fasting to be seen of men. They were not seeking the favor of God but the approval of men.
16 Moreover when ye fast , be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast . Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast , but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:16-18 KJV
Pastor Winston
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