We have set aside these 10 days as a time of corporate, yet voluntary, fasting for Athens Adventist Church. There is significant spiritual power in denying self to focus on God.
What is the Daniel Fast?
The Daniel Fast is:
10 days long (you may choose your own length).
- No “pleasant food”—eat only natural, unrefined foods and no dessert (refrain from all sugar).
- No “meat”—eat only a plant-based diet.
- No “wine”—drink only water, and abstain from all alcohol, juice, soda pop, coffee (caffeinated beverages).
How You Can Participate:
- Decide how long you will fast.
- Be sure to use this as a time for extra spiritual focus and seeking God.
- If you have a medical condition or are using special medication, check with your doctor.
Blessings that Result from Fasting:
- Improves health (Isaiah. 58:8)
- Removes poverty (Joel 2:18-24)
- Breaks sexual addictions (Judges 19:22-20:28)
- Saves wayward children (Joel 2:28)
- Deepens spiritual insight (Daniel 10:1-7)
- Beats back demonic powers (Ephesians 6:10-17)