In Search of the Lost Spiritual Practice of Fasting

It’s not often that we come across such a clear and obvious teaching of scripture, that is so largely unrecognized, rarely mentioned and seldom practiced by Christian believers.  In Matthew 6, Jesus highlights three foundational spiritual practices of kingdom living that are integral to our relationship to God, and vital to the health of our souls: giving, praying and fasting.  Giving and praying are such integral parts of Christian life and teaching that they are simply part of our DNA.  But fasting?  That might just be the Cinderella of our devotional practices – rarely seen and seldom heard.  And yet Jesus clearly assumed that it would be a principal aspect of our spiritual lives, right alongside giving and praying.  Why hasn’t it, why isn’t it, and why should it be?  We’ll turn our attention to those important questions and Jesus’ important words In Matthew 6:16-18, in a message entitled “In Search of the Lost Spiritual Practice of Fasting.”