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Why do you think Jesus indicated that we shouldn’t “broadcast” when we are fasting to others?
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Jesus wants us to remain humble like Him. We are saying “Look at me, look at how holy and special I am” when we make our fasting obvious; this feeds our pride instead of our bellies, and a full ego will be the only good that comes from a fast like that.
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The focus is then on us and not on God
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Jesus wants fasting to be about my personal relationship with God and a desire to grow closer to Him. To “broadcast” fasting transfers the focus on me or my glory rather than God’s.
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Only hypocrites show off prayers. When we pray and fast it is for God to know, not others. We need always to be humble in the Lord.
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Because it is a time between us and God, like a couple spending time together alone to bond.