The significance of prayer and fasting for 21 days, as shown in the Daniel Fast, is to draw closer to God and have a more personal relationship with Him.
The Daniel Fast in the Bible is based on Daniel 1. King Nebuchadnezzar ordered his chief of staff to bring in some of the young men of Judah’s royal family that had been captured and brought to Babylon. King Nebuchadnezzar wanted strong and healthy young men. They would be served a daily ration of food and wine from the king’s kitchen, but Daniel was worried that the king’s food and wine might not be acceptable to God, so he asked for permission to have something else to eat while he was there. The chief of staff at first said no because he was afraid that the king would be angry if his subjects were to eat the wrong things and become pale and thin and therefore lose their strength.
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Daniel knew that his body was God’s temple so he spoke again and respectively asked if the chief of staff would test his idea. For ten days Daniel and his three friends would eat a diet of vegetables and water. If the chief of staff thought that they were losing their strength and vitality, they would switch to the king’s food.
At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his friends looked healthier and better nourished than the other young men who had eaten the king’s food.
WHY FAST?
Fasting and prayer can help us hear from God, can reveal our hidden sin, can strengthen intimacy with God, can teach us to pray with right motives and can build our faith.
HOW LONG AND HOW OFTEN?
The length of fasting and how often you fast are entirely between you and the leadership of the holy spirit.
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If you have any health issues that may be affected if you do a food fast, you should consult with your physician.