GOD'S AIM Series 
Speaker: Wenjiang 28/3/2010
A for Abstinence

What is fasting?
The willing and voluntary setting aside of our appetite to talk to God and hear from God.
Appetite for food, hunger, fun, sleep.

Why is fasting good?
Do we fast to deny ourselves so that God will pity us?
Benefits of fasting/ abstinence
A. Humble ourselves before God and entrust our lives into His hands
B. To spend time to seek God
C. To be more spiritually aware of God's presence and His will for us in our lives

Instances where fasting fails/ do not work:
Fasting that fails
Isaiah 58:2-7

1. Fasting that fails to engage with the truth (v2-5)
God cannot be mocked and deceived
Fasting will fail if it is inconsistent with the truth
Matthew 6:16-18
Zechariah 7:5, 8-10

2. Fasting that fails to contend for your faith (v6)
God wants us to break from our bondages through fasting

3. Fasting that fails to lead us to compassion (v7)
It's about feeling for others that are suffering
Isaiah 58:9-14

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