Daily Devo | Fasting for Repentance (Practicing the Way, Joel 2:12-13)

Although fasting may have many purposes, one of the most common reasons for fasting in the Bible is for repentance. When we have abandoned God's way and pursued a path of our own desires, fasting can be the start of saying "No!" to our own appetites. In the end, the ultimate reason for repentance is that God eagerly desires reconciliation and is always ready to receive us with grace and love.

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For Reflection:

The act of saying "No!" to our appetites in fasting can be a way of saying "No!" to other desires that lead us away from God.

- Are there any areas of your life in which you feel yourself drifting from God? How might fasting (or other practices) help you say "yes" to God's invitation to return?

- Fasting is always accompanied by prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas where you are becoming more distant from God, and pray for God to renew your heart's desire to draw closer to Jesus.