What is the Daniel Fast and How to Do it
Daniel 1:12 ~ “Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.”
Daniel 10: 2-3 ~ “In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.
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Fasting safely and appropriately is one of the ways the Bible encourages believers to connect with and grow closer to God. It increases dependence on the power of the Spirit, and proves that man does not live on bread alone.
There is now some evidence in the modern world that certain kinds of fasts or diets can be physically healthy, and not just spiritually strengthening. One kind of fast with Biblical roots that has become more popular in recent years - the Daniel Fast - is one based on the actions of the prophet Daniel.
Trying to maintain God’s laws and his identity as a Jew, Daniel ate cleanly for a period of time in order to show that the God of Israel’s ways was better than the decadent and indulgent ways of the Babylonians.
