What does it mean to truly seek God with everything we have? In this exploration of Matthew 6:16-18, we are invited into one of the most neglected yet powerful spiritual disciplines in the Christian life: fasting. Jesus does not present fasting as an optional extra for the especially devoted -- He assumes His followers will fast. The question He raises is not whether we fast, but how and why. The passage cuts straight to the heart, warning us against the trap of performing spiritual disciplines for the approval of those watching us rather than for God alone. The Pharisees fasted twice a week, yet their fasting was hollow because it was aimed at an audience of people rather than an audience of One. As we examine what biblical fasting actually looks like -- from David lying on the ground pleading for his child, to the king of Nineveh calling an ent ...