What is the Purpose of Fasting?

[@RyanGalazka]

Fasting has been the most beneficial thing to my spirituality and my body. Praise God.

[@tabithatimothy8242]

Ryan Galazka , worship GOD and GOD alone. The first three of Ten Commandments in all the Bibles speak of GOD and HIS GODSHIP! In all the Bibles including the Catholic one there is no mention of Mary as an intercessor. The only intercessor between man and GOD IS JESUS CHRIST WHO IS sitting at the right hand of the FATHER, interceding for us. Please see the verses below, no one but CHRIST alone can intercede for us . All other beliefs are just that and not Biblical truth for only HE WAS fully GOD and fully man and died on the cross for us that we may be saved. Neither Mary nor any other human being can do that and no other Bible claims that -not even the Catholic Bible. Why do we pray to another human being violating obedience to the the first two of the Ten Commandments written by the hand of GOD? What is the Biblical validity to that belief but human traditions?! Verses that promise that CHRIST IS the only intercessor . Please see below: 1Timothy :2:5 . 5 For there is one GOD and one mediator between GOD and mankind, the man CHRIST JESUS, 6 WHO Gave HIMSELF as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time (1) Hebrews 7:25 HE IS able to save forever those who draw near to GOD through HIM, because HE always lives to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 7:25). CHRIST Can lead us to the FATHER "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one can come to the FATHER except through ME" (John 14:6). Amen

[@judylloyd7901]

@@tabithatimothy8242 Very true, but I can't see any relevance in your comment, to the subject of the video.

[@servantJerubbaalgodSlayer]

@Judy Lloyd It probably has to do with the picture of Mary besides Ryan Galazka’s name. The relevance of expressing it here is subjective.

[@johnisrael5022]

@@servantJerubbaalgodSlayer true

[@mick1gallagher]

All you get from farting is a sore hole

[@AmandaLaceyNelson]

I fasted just for one meal yesterday, and today I felt so much more less attached to the things of this world. It was a truly freeing experience. I am working up to fasting for 2 days. Cannot wait to see what idols God reveals to me that I have and need to exterminate through my continuation of fasting.

[@alexlaxson3261]

I will be doing the same thing tomorrow, do you have any advice for me?

[@lovebigcake]

Really? Wow

[@amozsmith1488]

@@mick1gallagher that's not nice

[@mick1gallagher]

Is it fasting or farting you're talking about it seems to be the latter

[@jjgems5909]

@@mick1gallagher I think you need to fast the internet for awhile. Maybe ask your mom to take your phone away for you?

[@nicolasvenkanna9521]

It's the second time I've heard this in this light. I must say it makes a lot of sense. I've been taught all my life that it's either a dry fast, meaning no food or drink all day until the evening. Or either no meat, Etc. for so many days. But now that I'm hearing this and also searching the scriptures, it makes a lot of sense. I long for the day my LORD and Saviour returns. Thanks very much brothers. May GOD bless your hearts.

[@SongiGodsgirl]

Me too that's what I have been taught. It almost seems like the harder the fast then God will hear you faster. Too many misconceptions

[@judylloyd7901]

Fasting is just abstinence from food for a period of time. I don't see that making it harder for yourself twists God's arm to respond sooner!??! There is obviously a lot of bad teaching out there!

[@globbiegloria8307]

I am so glad for this word from a man of God.Fasting has helped me so much but I just need to put in more effort in my area of prayer and worship.This needs to be constant but all in all it means so much to me.God is so good in his promises to us all.

[@brownshugamilk]

Tim Mackie goes in depth with his response which I would encourage others to go watch.

[@Radiantlady1995]

This is good. Especially the part about Job when everything was stripped from him his heart nature came out. This so gave me another perspective of myself. Thank you

[@kimberleerivera7062]

Thank you so much pastor John Piper for this!

[@jordandupont1706]

JP dropping knowledge as usual

[@Panhorst]

God bless you Pastor John. I thank the Lord for you and all of your Godly wisdom and love you share towards all the Saints. May the Lord give you boldness to speak clearly about him and proclaim the good news.

[@peresheisig3033]

Iam fasting because i Feel more Closer the Jesus it keeps to know he is in me always and he seeing me in all things i do and it makes me to thirst of him when i fast i Feel his presence in me I Love Christ with all my Heart and all my mind God bless

[@aaronpresley]

Exposure of the heart's intent towards God

[@jirensentry7609]

I'm very grateful hearing what Pastor John Piper has identified fasting to be. The Lord showed me something with this. Tell me if it lines up with Scripture and the Holy Spiirit: In that fasting is a physical expression of the deep longing for Jesus Christ, this then supports the harmony of the answer Jesus gave the Pharisee. He said that as long as the Bridegroom is with them - ie - not just a matter of a giving marriage and wedding, which is the specifics of the Disciples' gathering with Christ in celebration, but extendantly, the Bridegroom will soon or sometime later be taken away from them. This indicates a 2-fold action of experience... He will leave willingly for their sakes as Scripture teachers us Christ laid down His life willingly; and the other perspective of His actions which is someone or others will lead Him away or take Him away from them. This all speaks to Jesus' death and foresees the Disciples looking forward to His return - His resurrection, ascension into His Great Restoration, but also something far greater which is His Coronation - the Blessed crowning of a greater anointing of oil of gladness moreso than His brothers. All of this is massively and utterly emphasised with a supportive word of experience which becomes a practice of the Disciples - mourning. Jesus is very specific in saying that when He is taken away, they will mourn for Him. This lines up with Pastor John's explanation of the deep desire of longing for Christ Jesus. In this mourning lies such longing and it transforms into mourning for Him not only over a momentary loss , but also in that in body He *_abided_* with them. Now He is gone and they have not ghat physical presence of power. Here is were the promise(s) and the reward of obedience comes in: because of this, Jesus tells us to abide in Him through love for Him which is keeping His commandments. Fasting then, becomes a physical, mental, emotional, willfully act of worship by mourning for the day of Christ's return, however, because we abide in His love, He thus, returns to us in the Spirit of Holiness that we may not need to mourn any longer. Yet He is well with our souls that we continue go practice it as it becomes a character of our being spiritually. So our fasting is an utter surrrenxing of ourselves to mourn over our condition and in this do we long for Him evermore. Fasting then, is a spiritual act of abiding worship in Christ, expressed in the physical to mourn over our condition producing a deep longing to have Christ more and more. There is a temporal benefit of fasting, but it's incomplete, thus empty. To fast spiritually is to always pursue Christ to draw closer and closer to Him to abide deeper and deeper in His Person - the bosom of Christ - the Holy Spirit. Research every Biblcial fasting and you will see that this is the root of every 40 day fast. From Enoch, to Abel to Moses and throughout - our Lord Himself included be a use He so deeply longed for His abiding with the Father. He longed so much to return to His Great Restoration, the glory He originally had and in this lays the Beautiful Coronation of our Lord and Savior as KING of Kings and LORD of Lords... in the order of Malchezidek. Fasting truly streamlines our entire person out of the temporal, into the spiritual. I couldn't call the spiritual immaterial because it is highly and very clear that Heaven and all of that existence is the fullness of material reality. Crowns, earthly precious stones and more are in Heaven.

[@pakadamtv693]

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[@joenelson5819]

So good! Thank you Jesus! Thank you Piper!

[@mick1gallagher]

Its pipe piper you idiot

[@Mrsmessenger]

Straight to the truth!

[@godsgift1319]

This is truly amazing thank you

[@acharich]

Un - Activ - that's up to u.. Some people do it dry..

[@fenet8717]

thank you

[@kvo1532]

Wow I love this

[@ajsm6265]

Amen and Amen

[@hangyulcho]

Funnily enough, I'm listening to this while I eat breakfast lol

[@craigcallaghan1679]

Thank you truly

[@RJMoney360]

First day fasting. Only drinking V8s, water and Tea. Trying for 2 weeks (till Thanksgiving) and feel a bit different. I don't wanna give up before then. It seem this one day is like a week. I'm always fasting by sacrificing alot of my hobies (sports, music and videogames) and staying away from social media things like Facebook and etc. Feel like I need some advise in doing this. Want to really continue without failing...

[@aaronfochtman3746]

There is no specific commandment to fast in the New Testament, but we can do so voluntarily in seeking the Lord. This is why Jesus teaches "When you fast" because fasting was always customary in seeking the Lord. John Piper references "The Wedding Guests" will fast. The problem is, we are not "The Wedding Guests in the Church, we are the Bride. The Groom being taken away is a reference to the Groom and Bride going away from the wedding banquet to consummate the wedding, which correlates to the nation of Israel (the wedding guests) being commanded to fast: Joel 2:15-16 - Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. [A reference to the wedding ceremony beginning and rapture approaching]

[@lauracummings3437]

Aaron Fochtman maybe the context means when Jesus has returned to heaven . We mourn for his return.

[@lauracummings3437]

.. before the rapture of the church when we are taken to be his bride?

[@acharich]

_"When"_ rather than _"if"_ suggests believers will defo do it, no..?

[@wateringthefate3890]

For all them that perish of hunger on the streets! book of Jeremiah. Who do you love most Lord; he replied him that feeds the poor and helps the needy! Feed my sheep they them that heard his voice shall obey all of it as a whole not part precept without precept.

[@arbretree5463]

Amen.

[@robertoperalta2136]

wisdommmmmmmmmmmm

[@slawrence999]

50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. So was the ascension an occasion for fasting?

[@francismausley7239]

Great theme... thanks. "…prayer and fasting is the cause of awakening and mindfulness and conducive to protection and preservation from tests." - Abdu’l‑Baha, Baha’i World Faith

[@crazypkm]

Fasting is about self discipline before God. It’s that simple

[@hectormoron1546]

Im pretty sure it was the other way around. the Pharisees went up to Jesus and asked why John the baptist disciples pray and not his.

[@Thebelovedwoman]

naaa.....he's actually right.... read matthew 9:14-15.... God bless :)

[@lauracummings3437]

hector moron "then the disciples of John came to him saying "why do we fast but your disciples do not fast"

[@benjaminlebeck910]

should you fast and do track? I run long distance and I might die if I fast from food. Should I fast from something else?

[@adrianvara7132]

Benjamin Lebeck I would try just one day God is more worried about you doing it rather than how long your doing it . it's all about where your heart is at

[@nancy3720]

Do what you must. Remember, God looks at the. Heart and He expects you to give glory to.him in all you do. Doing the will of God , like going out of your way to help another might be giving all you can. That matters

[@VMR8648]

I run long distance also, I do juice fasting. Gives me the calories and strength, after day 3 my energy SKYROCKETS, my workouts are even better, no soreness at all because your body has the energy to repair muscles instead of digesting food. That was my experience doing a 4 day and 10 day fasts, both at different times. Great experience, I felt so much closer to God and more prayerful those days. I felt so calm and less anxious. Oh AND I worked out 6 days a week when I did the 10 day fast, and my muscles would recover SUPER FAST. Truly incredible experience. Just make sure you chose healthy juices , NOT soda, or coffee. I drank LOTS of natural lemonade with healthy ingredients, and other healthy juices like carrot juice. Stay healthy! God bless.

[@VMR8648]

Of course listen to your body. I am not a doctor, just telling my experience. I believe in juice fasting for very active people. Also a great book written by Paul Bragg, called the Miracle of Fasting has many tips on how to fast and the benefits. GREAT BOOK!

[@stephanyngatirahsimons6984]

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[@donnawheeler1716]

Please tell, how long should we fast? I'm a babe at fasting. Also, souls we pray out loud or in silence? Does it matter? Are our prayers stronger at night or does it matter?

[@Ladylizanne23]

Donna Wheeler- The Bible doesn’t seem to indicate that a certain time of day is more powerful for prayer- the Bible records instances of Jesus (as well as the prophets and others) praying in both the morning and evening. The important thing is that Jesus was in frequent communication with the Father. In the same way, the most important thing about prayer is not a special technique, but that we are bringing ourselves, our needs, the world, to the Father and asking that He is glorified (Matthew 6, Luke 11 for example during Jesus’ central teaching on prayer to his disciples) whether we are praying in the morning, at work, at night, out loud, or in silence. I hope that helps answer your question!

[@nikkifranklin2737]

Jesus told the disciples how one ought to pray. As for a proper time. Daniel prayed at noon, David prayed in his bed in the morning, Jesus prayed late and night and early morning and don the cross. The Bible says pray without ceasing. I think “Time of day” is not a thing as far as the Bible is concerned.

[@mikeg8773]

@4:23...??? God didn't take those things from job... The devil did, God let it happen because he knew job was faithful and to "expose/troll" the weakness of the devil.

[@nakimerajoanitahkirabo8154]

True even ma binle says so it was the devil not God

[@birtol7190]

Matthew 4:1-11 4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Jesus himself fasted , so every prophet as well!

[@davidleitz4439]

Does it have to do with seeking God?

[@acharich]

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[@adriel115_]

you still a christian

[@Nobeyork]

is fasting commanded? is it mandatory?

[@phillipcrook8336]

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. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 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. Notice it says "When" you fast. It is required and is a Sacrifice as well. Pray when you fast as well. Pray for you and or others you want to see grow or be healed. It casts out evil as well. Peace

[@matthiasprice]

That guy talked too slow to be John MacArthur lol

[@judylloyd7901]

John Piper. He's been a pastor for years, and an author of several great books. "Desiring God" is one of his books, and also the name of his website.

[@Full_monty]

ironic im eating bacon while watching vids about fasting