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Fasting isn't a trend. It's one of the oldest spiritual practices in history. Scripture shows that when God was about to do something significant,

through Moses, Daniel or Jesus, he often led his people into a fast first.

The word fast means to be empty, to go without food, to hunger.

That's the point. Fasting empties us so God can fill us.

It quiets down our flesh so we can hear the Holy Spirit.

As we prepare for a 21 day fast, this video will help you to start wisely, biblically, understanding the right time,

the right motive, and the right way to begin. I'm also going to give you five powerful

reasons why every believer should fast. So let's get ready. Not just to give up food, but also to regain

our hunger for God. Let's start from the beginning. What is fasting?

Now the meaning of the word fast is not somebody who is fast, but the one who has not eaten,

the one who is empty, to be without food or hungry, to suffer hunger. Fasting is found in all religions.

It's a temporary abstinence from nourishment on religious

grounds. At first it was actually very common among the Greeks and then the Romans. Then it spread over all the

ancient world. The fear of demons played a role into why people fasted in ancient cultures.

It was also viewed in other cultures to fast as a means to prepare to deal with deity.

And a lot of times there was mourning that was involved as well.

Now, when you open your Bible in Old Testament and the practice of Judaism's as well, you will see

that there were various terms for fasting. There was morning fasts, which was for the dead

people who died to express sorrow. Moses fasted before receiving the commandments. So did Daniel

abstained from certain foods before receiving his visions.

Fasting was an expression of your submission to God, whether in the case of individuals or in the case of people.

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