Day 22 - The Heart of Fasting

On Day 22 we pray Matthew 6:16-18 asking for Muslims Hunger for relationship with the God of the Bible.Content adapted from https://ramadan.prayer.tools/fuel/22Transcript:Today’s verses are Matthew 6:16-18, “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret.”Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and fasting is prescribed for Muslims as an act of worship and a form of spiritual purification. It is meant to develop a person’s taqwa, which means being conscious of God, pious and self-restrained. All men and women are required to fast by abstaining from food, water, smoking, sexual relations and immoral behavior from sun up to sun down. Today, let’s pray for fasting Muslims.Father, we ask that Muslims who are fasting to be seen by others find their fast empty. We pray for Muslims who are simply following the culture, awaken them from their slumber and open their eyes to see You Jesus. For those who deeply long to please God but do not know who He is, Oh Lord, please reveal yourself to them in dreams, bring them to a believer who will speak of you, Jesus or to the Gospel online. We pray for true fasting that hungers to know God as revealed in Jesus Christ by His Spirit. Amen.