Summary: Jesus taught us how to pray through the Lord’s prayer, a template for how to address Him and bring our needs before Him. He also taught us how to fast and spend special time with God. Introduction In my last post, I taught part 1 on prayer and fasting…
Summary: Jesus taught us how to pray and how to fast. But how does what He taught resonate with you? Jesus described praying in secret and not using wordy prayers to get God’s attention. Introduction In my last post, I addressed how to give to the needy according to Jesus’s…
Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Summary: Practicing the discipline of fasting regularly draws you close to Jesus. There are different kinds of fasts and lengths of time, but every Christian should fast. Introduction In my last post on spiritual formation, I talked about praying the prayer of faith. In this…
Image by reenablack from Pixabay Summary: Prayer and fasting are two of the most important actions of a disciple of Jesus. They are essential for you to grow closer to Jesus and experience His presence in your life. Introduction In my last post, I talked about how the spiritual disciplines…
Did Moses fast for 81 days straight in Deuteronomy 9:9-18? I have never noticed this before and all of the times I have read the Bible. It does seem Moses prayed and did an absolute fast for 80 days. The first 40 days were spent on Mount Sinai as he…
Image by mleonascimento0 from Pixabay In Deuteronomy 9:9, how did Moses survive without food and water for 40 days? This is called an absolute fast. The Bible presents several different types of fasts. For instance, Jesus fasted food in the wilderness before he began his ministry. The Bible says that…
