Knowing God through fasting
Elmer L. Towns (Author)
According to the author, the greatest reason to fast is to get to know God intimately and to feed on the Bread of Life. His inspirational book is not an instruction manual on the methods of fasting or on how to pray but a meditation on the spirit of fasting
144 pages ; 23 cm
9780768420692, 0768420695
50448556
Emptying: Fasting is emptying your body of food. But in spiritual comparison, you must also empty yourself of every barrier to God, so you can be filled with His presence
Tasting: Fasting is tasting-creating an appetite for the good things to follow
Waiting: Fasting is waiting in God's presence to become like Him and to do His purpose
Coming: Fasting is coming to the Lord to enjoy His presence and find spiritual rest
Drinking: Fasting is drinking from God's presence to get spiritual satisfaction
Disciplining: Fasting is disciplining yourself even as Jesus did
Growing: Fasting is growing spiritually into the image of Jesus
Looking: Fasting is gaining spiritual perception of God's world
Resting: Fasting is more than cessation of our activity, it is entering God's rest
Knowing: Fasting is knowing God and becoming more like Him