Time for joy.
14 Then the disciples of John approached him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast [much], but your disciples do not fast?” 15 Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.[a]-Matthew9:14-15
Jesus said it
right, why must His disciples fast when the much awaited Messiah has
come? Why fast when the purpose and reason for fasting is with us?
But Jesus ascended into Heaven and He continues to dwell here with
us, among us and within us. Therefore, the focus is no longer in
fasting but in joy and thanksgiving that God is with us. However,
Jesus never said we must not fast, thus, we continue it still not
only externally (one full meal), but also internally. Fasting's real
purpose is a connection to the Lord, a detachment from the self, and
true reconciliation with God.
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