"Fasting"
The Absolute Fast:
An absolute fast is one in which the person refrains from both food and water.
This type of fast is not to exceed three days. Exceptions to this three day
limit (1 Kings 19:8; Deuteronomy 9:9-18 and Exodus 34:28) were based upon
direct, divine guidance and care. Examples of the absolute fast are: Moses
(Deuteronomy 9:9-18 and Exodus 34:28); Elijah (1 Kings 19:8); Ezra (Ezra 10:6);
Esther and her household (Esther 4:16); and Paul (Acts 9:9).
Why Fast?
God said, "When you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you" (Jeremiah 29:13,14). When a man or woman is willing to set aside the legitimate appetites of the body to concentrate on the work of praying, they are demonstrating that they mean business, that they are seeking God with all their heart.
Fasting is an expression of whole heartedness. This is clear from Joel's call to the nation of Israel: "Yet even now," says the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting. . ." (Joel 2:12).
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