OUR FATHER WHO SENT HIS SON TO DO AND TO TEACH Part 12

Continuing on the theme of living a discreet spiritual life, the Lord Jesus teaches His followers to takes steps  to ensure that other people do not know that they are fasting.

Whereas the hypocrites make sure that their fasting is overt noticable to incurr admiration from others, Jesus advised His people to erase traces of fasting from their appearance so that only our Father in heaven knows about it.

Mathew chapter 6 verses 16 - 18 says this;

16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Amen.

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