Matthew 6:16-18 “Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
Fasting can be a spiritually good and enriching experience for true believers in Christ who want to take their devotion to the next level. But all too common it’s become a perverse thing that screams of self righteousness.
We have both “Lent” and “Ramadan” going on right now, neither of which are prescribed or even remotely implied in the Bible. We have papists and Mohammedans trying to look righteous to the world and shun the Lord!!!!!! HOW IS SMOTHERING ASH ON YOUR FOREHEAD AS A SIGN OF SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND GORGING ON ENDLESS SHRIMP AT RED LOBSTER A “SACRIFICE?” JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE STEAK OR CHICKEN? HOW IS FASTING DURING THE DAY BUT EATING 4000 CALORIES EVERY NIGHT A FAST? IT ISN’T! THIS IS NOWHERE EVEN REMOTELY IMPLIED TO BE BIBLICAL!!!!!
If you fast, it should be spontaneous and a real fast! Actually abstain from everything but water for a set period of time, but wash your face and don’t look distraught and if you’re a woman put on makeup to hide that you’re fasting! It’s literally in the Bible! Fasting should be spontaneous and not just because it’s a certain day or week or month in the calendar! Following the rites and rules of men isn’t in the Bible! Who gave the Pope or the descendants of Muhammad authority? It sure as heck wasn’t the Lord! All this fake “fasting” is an abomination unto the Lord and these hypocrites truly received their reward in front of men, especially lukewarm papist Marco Rubio going to work with that goofy ash mark on his face! Woe is unto the self righteous and the hypocrites!