The Days are Coming

The Days are Coming Mark 2:18 – Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?” 19 – Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is

Starving for Righteousness

Starving for Righteousness Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” In the first temptation of Jesus, in Matthew 4:3,  the devil challenged Jesus to command stones to become bread in order to prove His identity.  The challenge came when Jesus had already fasted forty days

Newness of Jesus

Newness of Jesus Mark 2:18 – Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?” 19 – Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with

Part of the Wedding Party

Part of the Wedding Party Matthew 9:14 – Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?” 15 – Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them can they? But the days are coming when the

The Matthew 6:17 Fast

The Matthew 6:17 Fast Matthew 6:16 – “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward. 17 – When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 –

Hunger

Hunger Matthew 4:1 – Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 – After he fasted forty days and forty nights he was famished. It occurred to me after reading these verses that a fast of forty days and forty nights had to have included 5