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What the Bible has to say about Fasting

December 12, 2008 by Jisha

  • “But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:17-18
  • “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Joel 2:12
  • “So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.” Daniel 9:3
  • “So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.” Ezra 8:23

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