Daily Word Of God
Matthew 9:14-15
John’s disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’
Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom’s attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is still with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- Fasting was one of the three most important religious duties of the time, along with prayer and almsgiving. Thus, the disciples of John the Baptist were upset as Jesus’ disciples did not fast.
- Jesus explained that there is a time for fasting and a time for feasting. There is a time for rejoicing in the Lord’s presence and celebrating His goodness and a time for seeking the Lord with humility, fasting and repentance for sin.
- Pray for the wisdom to discern and live in God’s Ways. Do you take the joy of the Lord’s presence with you as well as express sorrow and contrition for your sins?