Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Isaiah 58:1-11

Highlight Verse:

““No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭58‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Lent has begun.

It’s the season when fasting in one form or another becomes more popular (or less unpopular).

People fast for a number of reasons – to express their devotion to God, to discipline their will power, or to lose weight among other things.

Jesus suggested that fasting increases the effectiveness of prayer. Isaiah said in today’s reading that it should be to share with those in need.

Both Isaiah and Jesus were emphatic about one aspect of fasting: it should not be to impress God or people.

With that in mind, I’ll admit that I am not fasting for Lent this year.

But if I decide to fast, I won’t let you know.

Have you ever caught yourself pious bragging about fasting?
What are ways you can fast without others knowing?