Henry VIII abolished all official fasts except for Lent. Near the end of the 19th century, public fasting went out of fashion. Today, few disciplines go so radically against the flesh mainstream of our society. Yet the historical pendulum is swinging back toward the middle as fasting gains attention combined with prayer for revival. Spiritual greats denied themselves food in order to seek God.
Biblical examples abound with answers to fasters' pleas.
Benefits beckon us to try this discipline. Intimacy with Him awaits.