Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 58:6-14
by: Victoria Richards.
True fasting goes beyond not partaking of food and focusing on self and growth. God requires for us to show acts of kindness to our fellow men—to loosen the chains of injustice, set the oppressed free, share food with the hungry, etc. God wants us to let our lights shine so that others may see Him through us. We are not saved by our works; we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. After being saved, we walk in obedience to God’s commands and love and care for those with whom we come into contact. I pray that our mindset about fasting and glorifying God will be as He requires in Scripture—less self-satisfaction and more reaching out to those in need around us.
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