#Fasting

Fasting for God. 120 day water fast. Jesus offers two instructions on fasting.
First, when fasting, one should appear normal-and cheerful! “… put oil on your head and wash your face … ”
The oil and water treatment was the everyday norm in Jesus’ day. That’s just what people did before going out. In fact, since oil was synonymous with gladness (Is. 61:3), a person should look not only normal but cheerful!
Second, Jesus taught, when fasting, fast for God, “ … so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret.”
We don’t fast to impress people or to demonstrate our piety or our zeal; we don’t fast to get something from God. Its central motive is fellowship with God.