As a church, we are being corporately called to a fast. Jesus never commanded fasting, but He assumed we would. In Matthew 6, Jesus does not say if you fast, but when you fast. People come to fasting from many different places, which is why we are fasting together as one body, pursuing unity and alignment. A fast is the practice of saying no to our flesh in a world that tells us to feed our desires. Fasting is not easy, and it is often misunderstood. A fast is not a diet, not a way to earn God’s approval, and not an attempt to get something from God. Jesus fasted after the Father declared that He was well pleased with Him. We fast because we are God’s. Fasting is an act of worship that aligns our hearts with God’s will. It shifts physical hunger into spiritual hunger and helps us say no to ourselves and yes to God. As we fast together, we seek first His direction and desire to be aligned with what He is calling us to do.

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