Our desires guide everything we experience on a daily basis, whether it is our stomach's appetite for good food, our thirst for power and possessions, or our soul's deep desire to experience God.
For the Christian, hungering for anything other than God himself is ultimately detrimental to good spiritual health and deep joy.
John Piper helps us apply biblical teachings on fasting. He wants us to taste the incomparable satisfaction that only comes from a pleasure found above all in God.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Preface by Francis Chan and David Platt
Foreword
Introduction: Nostalgic for God
IS FASTING CHRISTIAN?
A new fast for a new wine
MAN WILL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE
Fasting, a feast in the desert
FAST TO OBTAIN THE FATHER’S REWARD
The fast of Jesus, radically turned towards God
FAST FOR THE RETURN OF THE KING
Are we really impatient for him to come back?
FASTING AND THE COURSE OF HISTORY
A call to discernment and desire
FINDING GOD IN SUFFERING
For another fast, in favor of the poorest
FASTING FOR TODDLERS
Abortion and God's sovereignty in the face of false worldviews
Conclusion :
Why does God reward fasting?
Appendix: Quotes and experiences
Bibliography
Notes
Index of biblical references
People Index
ISBN: 9782826034599