Quotes about Fasting

Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Not only did he unleash his emotions through rivers of tears, but for several days he denied his body food so he could pray and seek the God of heaven.

For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

Temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service.

Periodic fasting can help clear up the mind and strengthen the body and the spirit.

David replied, "I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, 'Perhaps the LORD will be gracious to me and let the child live.' But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me.

Begin a fast, and trust God to work that in your heart.